Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
बलभद्रः पुरा देवि श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य पंचताम् । भल्लतीर्थे तु भल्लेन ततः प्रभासमागतः
balabhadraḥ purā devi śrutvā kṛṣṇasya paṃcatām | bhallatīrthe tu bhallena tataḥ prabhāsamāgataḥ
قدیم زمانے میں، اے دیوی، بل بھدر نے کرشن کے پنچتوا (جسمانی وفات) کی خبر سن کر، بھلّ تیرتھ میں بھلّ کے تیر سے زخمی ہو کر، پھر پربھاس آ پہنچا۔
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuation of the dialogue with Mahādevī)
Tirtha: Bhalla-tīrtha (within Prabhāsa)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Balabhadra, stricken with grief upon hearing of Kṛṣṇa’s passing, bears the mark of an arrow-wound from Bhalla-tīrtha and journeys toward Prabhāsa; the scene is twilight-like, solemn, and epic.
FAQs
Even divine incarnational histories are anchored in sacred places; Prabhāsa becomes a dharmic landmark where world-turning events are contemplated.
Bhalla-tīrtha and Prabhāsa-kṣetra, connected to the Yādava end-time events.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse provides itihāsa-style context for the sanctity of the region.