Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
गंगायां प्राप्यते पुंसां श्राद्धेनैकेन तत्र तत् । ततस्तस्मान्महातीर्थाद्बालक्रीडनकी यथा
gaṃgāyāṃ prāpyate puṃsāṃ śrāddhenaikena tatra tat | tatastasmānmahātīrthādbālakrīḍanakī yathā
அதே புண்ணியம் ஆண்களுக்கு கங்கையில் அங்கே ஒரே ஒரு ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்தாலே கிடைக்கிறது. பின்னர் அந்த மகாதீர்த்தத்திலிருந்து அவள் விளையாடும் சிறுமிபோல் நகர்ந்தாள்.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Mahātīrtha in Prabhāsa (contextual) compared to Gaṅgā
Type: tirtha
Scene: Two-panel conceptual scene: (1) a devotee performing a single śrāddha on Gaṅgā’s bank; (2) the Prabhāsa mahātīrtha where the Goddess, personified as a playful young girl, moves onward from the sacred spot.
FAQs
Tīrthas differ in proclaimed potency; the Purāṇa highlights how sacred geography amplifies śrāddha merit.
Prabhāsakṣetra is being praised by comparison with the merit obtainable at the Gaṅgā.
Performance of a single śrāddha at the Gaṅgā is used as a benchmark for merit.