Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे क्षिप्तः सागरैश्च चतुर्दिशम् । तस्येदं कीर्तितं देवि नाम सागरसंज्ञितम्
asminmanvantare kṣiptaḥ sāgaraiśca caturdiśam | tasyedaṃ kīrtitaṃ devi nāma sāgarasaṃjñitam
اے دیوی! اس منونتر میں وہ چاروں سمتوں میں سمندروں کے ذریعے پھیلا دیا گیا؛ اسی لیے یہ مقام ‘ساگر’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔
Skanda (deduced, Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narration to a listener addressed as Devī)
Tirtha: Sāgara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A symbolic map-like vision: the ocean radiates to the four quarters from a central Prabhāsa shore; above, a manvantara wheel motif; Devī listens as the sage explains the name ‘Sāgara’.
FAQs
Sacred places are remembered through divine events; their very names preserve cosmic history and inspire pilgrimage-faith.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with a locality/feature identified by the name “Sāgara.”
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse establishes the sacred name and sanctity of the place.