Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । ऋषिरुद्दालकोनाम पुरा ह्यासीन्महातपाः
tasyaiva paścime bhāge sarvakāmaphalapradam | ṛṣiruddālakonāma purā hyāsīnmahātapāḥ
Sa kanlurang bahagi niyon, na nagkakaloob ng bunga ng lahat ng ninanais, noong unang panahon ay may isang dakilang asceta—ang ṛṣi na nagngangalang Uddālaka.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A tranquil western grove near the confluence: Uddālaka’s hermitage with thatched hut, sacred fire, deer, and students; the landscape subtly suggests proximity to the saṅgama shrine.
FAQs
Holy geography is linked with realized sages; tapas performed in a tīrtha is portrayed as especially fruitful.
The western precinct associated with Saṃgameśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, said to grant desired results.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces the ascetic Uddālaka and the site’s wish-fulfilling power.