Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
स्वर्गनिश्रेणिसंभूता प्रभासे तु सरस्वती । नापुण्यवद्भिः संप्राप्तुं पुंभिः शक्या महानदी
svarganiśreṇisaṃbhūtā prabhāse tu sarasvatī | nāpuṇyavadbhiḥ saṃprāptuṃ puṃbhiḥ śakyā mahānadī
Sa Prabhāsa, ang dakilang ilog na Sarasvatī ay sumibol na wari’y mula sa hagdang patungo sa langit; ang makapangyarihang ilog na iyon ay di mararating ng taong salat sa kabutihang-loob at merito.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (Prabhāsa)
Type: river
Scene: A luminous river emerges like a stairway of light rising toward heaven; unworthy travelers remain at a distance in shadow, while a few pure pilgrims approach and are bathed in radiance.
FAQs
Access to certain sacred landscapes is framed as the fruit of accumulated merit, not mere physical travel.
The Sarasvatī river/tīrtha at Prabhāsa.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes eligibility through puṇya to approach the Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa.
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