Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
निर्विष्टांस्तान्निशम्याथ समुद्रांते स योगवित् । जगामामंत्र्य तान्वीरानुद्धवोर्थविशारदः
nirviṣṭāṃstānniśamyātha samudrāṃte sa yogavit | jagāmāmaṃtrya tānvīrānuddhavorthaviśāradaḥ
Nang mabalitaan niyang sila’y nakapanuluyan na roon, si Uddhava—ang nakaaalam ng yoga at marunong sa paghatol—ay nagpaalam sa mga bayaning iyon at nagtungo sa dalampasigan.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narrative frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa seashore tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Uddhava, serene and radiant, takes leave of the assembled Yādava heroes and walks toward the sea; the camp recedes behind him; the shoreline opens ahead with wind and waves.
FAQs
A yogin acts with clarity and detachment—taking leave properly and moving onward in harmony with dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, especially its coastal setting (samudrānta), is highlighted as the sacred stage of the narrative.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes proper leave-taking and purposeful movement within a tīrtha context.
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