Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
ततोऽब्धिं संप्रविष्टा सा पंचस्रोता महानदी । स्वरूपेणैव सा पुण्या पुनः पुण्यतमाऽभवत्
tato'bdhiṃ saṃpraviṣṭā sā paṃcasrotā mahānadī | svarūpeṇaiva sā puṇyā punaḥ puṇyatamā'bhavat
แล้วมหานทีนั้นซึ่งไหลเป็นห้าสายก็เข้าสู่มหาสมุทร; แม้บริสุทธิ์โดยสภาวะเดิมอยู่แล้ว ที่นั่นนางกลับยิ่งเป็นผู้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ยิ่งขึ้นอีก
Sūta (deduced: Māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī Pañcasrotas at Prabhāsa (Sāgara-praveśa)
Type: sangam
Scene: A majestic river divides into five shining streams as it merges into the ocean; the waters glow, suggesting a surge of sanctity at the moment of entry.
FAQs
Even what is inherently pure becomes supremely purifying at a divinely charged confluence—tīrtha power amplifies sanctity.
The Sarasvatī–Ocean saṅgama at Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
None directly; the verse states the metaphysical greatness (māhātmya) of the saṅgama.