Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
प्रभासाद्येषु तीर्थेषु स्नानं चक्रुः सुरास्तदा । सर्वतीर्थोत्थितं तोयं पात्रे वै निहितं तु तैः
prabhāsādyeṣu tīrtheṣu snānaṃ cakruḥ surāstadā | sarvatīrthotthitaṃ toyaṃ pātre vai nihitaṃ tu taiḥ
تب دیوتاؤں نے پربھاس وغیرہ تیرتھوں میں اشنان کیا؛ اور تمام تیرتھوں سے اٹھا ہوا پانی انہوں نے ایک برتن میں جمع کر کے رکھ لیا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (as starting tīrtha) / Devakhāta (as destination of collected waters)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Devas perform snāna at Prabhāsa and other sacred fords, then collect the arising holy waters into a single vessel, preparing for later installation at Devakhāta.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna and reverent handling of tīrtha-jala symbolize inner purification and the unifying sanctity of sacred places.
Prabhāsa is explicitly named, with additional tīrthas implied as part of a wider pilgrimage circuit.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at tīrthas and the collection of tīrtha-water in a vessel.