Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
अथोत्तीर्य जलात्तस्मात्ते समेत्य परस्परम् । बिसानि तान्यपश्यंत इदं वचनमब्रुवन्
athottīrya jalāttasmātte sametya parasparam | bisāni tānyapaśyaṃta idaṃ vacanamabruvan
پھر اس پانی سے باہر نکل کر وہ آپس میں جمع ہوئے؛ اور وہ کنول کی ڈنڈیاں نہ دیکھ کر یہ کلمات کہنے لگے۔
Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (saras-bank setting)
Type: kund
Scene: Sages standing on the bank, wet garments clinging, looking at the empty spot where lotus-stalks were placed; they cluster together in discussion, faces showing surprise and concern; the lake behind them is calm yet charged.
FAQs
Even in sacred spaces, vigilance over conduct matters; wrongdoing disrupts harmony and prompts moral inquiry.
The incident unfolds at a lake-tīrtha within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya.
The verse follows after snāna and jalakriyā; it does not add a new prescription but sets up an ethical investigation.