Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
तत्र गत्वा च रथ्यासु चत्वरेषु त्रिकेषु च । प्रफुल्लकमलान्येव क्रेतुं वै मुनिसत्तमाः
tatra gatvā ca rathyāsu catvareṣu trikeṣu ca | praphullakamalānyeva kretuṃ vai munisattamāḥ
அங்கே சென்று, ஓ முனிவர்சிறந்தவர்களே, தெருக்கள், சதுக்கங்கள், மூன்று வழிச் சந்திப்புகள் ஆகியவற்றில் அலைந்து, முழுமையாக மலர்ந்த தாமரைகளையே வாங்க முயன்றேன்।
Unspecified narrator (a devotee/pilgrim speaking to sages), within Sūta’s Prabhāsa narrative frame
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Munisattamas / dvijas
Scene: A pilgrim moves through a sacred town’s lanes, squares, and three-way junctions, scanning flower-sellers for fully-bloomed lotuses; the urban geometry becomes a mandala of seeking.
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Devotion expresses itself through purposeful seeking—gathering pure offerings for worship in a sacred place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), celebrated in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Preparing for pūjā by procuring auspicious flowers—specifically fully-bloomed lotuses—as offerings.