Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
तावत्पातालमार्गेण यमुना प्रादुराभवत् । यमश्च भगवांस्तत्र दृष्टः क्षेत्रपरूपधृक्
tāvatpātālamārgeṇa yamunā prādurābhavat | yamaśca bhagavāṃstatra dṛṣṭaḥ kṣetraparūpadhṛk
Noon din, nagpakita si Yamunā sa pamamagitan ng daang nasa ilalim ng lupa. At nakita rin doon ang kagalang-galang na si Yama, na nag-anyong tagapagbantay ng kṣetra.
Narrator (Sūta continuing the account)
Tirtha: Yamunodbhava-tīrtha (Yamunā emergence) within Prabhāsa
Type: kund
Scene: From a hidden subterranean channel, Yamunā bursts forth as a clear stream into a sacred basin; nearby stands Yama, dignified and watchful, in the guise of the kṣetra’s guardian, as the sage observes.
FAQs
Tīrthas are sustained by hidden sacred currents and divine guardianship, revealing grace through both water (Yamunā) and law (Yama).
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Yamunā is said to appear and Yama takes on a kṣetra-guardian role.
No explicit rite here; it introduces the sacred manifestation that later supports bathing and ancestral offerings.
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