Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
वृद्धभावे यतस्तेषामृषीणां दर्शनं गतः । अतो वृद्धप्रभासं तत्कीर्त्यते वसुधातले
vṛddhabhāve yatasteṣāmṛṣīṇāṃ darśanaṃ gataḥ | ato vṛddhaprabhāsaṃ tatkīrtyate vasudhātale
ఆ ఋషులకు వృద్ధావస్థలో దర్శనం కలిగించినందున, భూమిపై అది ‘వృద్ధ-ప్రభాస’ అని ప్రసిద్ధి చెందింది.
Sūta (contextual narration)
Tirtha: Vṛddha-Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene tableau: aged sages with walking staffs and wrinkled faces receive luminous darśana of a liṅga; the landscape is calm, and the name ‘Vṛddha-Prabhāsa’ is implied as a sacred epithet arising from the event.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s name preserves its sacred history, guiding later pilgrims toward faith through remembrance.
Vṛddha-Prabhāsa tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No direct prescription; the verse provides the place-name rationale for pilgrimage tradition.