Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
स्वर्गनिश्रेणिसंभूता प्रभासे तु सरस्वती । नापुण्यवद्भिः संप्राप्तुं पुंभिः शक्या महानदी
svarganiśreṇisaṃbhūtā prabhāse tu sarasvatī | nāpuṇyavadbhiḥ saṃprāptuṃ puṃbhiḥ śakyā mahānadī
پربھاس میں سرسوتی گویا سُوَرگ تک جانے والی سیڑھی کی مانند ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔ یہ عظیم ندی بے پُنّیہ انسانوں کے لیے حاصل ہونا ممکن نہیں۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa, the Sarasvatī rises as a luminous staircase of water ascending into the sky; worthy pilgrims ascend in light, while unmeritorious figures remain unable to approach, separated by a subtle veil.
FAQs
Tīrtha-access is framed as karmic: inner merit enables outer pilgrimage, and the site becomes a ‘ladder to heaven’ for the worthy.
Sarasvatī as the great river at Prabhāsa.
No specific rite; it teaches eligibility (adhikāra) based on puṇya for approaching the tīrtha.