Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
प्रहिणोमि यद्येकां च ह्यन्या रुष्यति मे द्विजाः । तस्मात्सर्वाः प्रमोक्ष्यामि कमण्डलुकृतालयाः
prahiṇomi yadyekāṃ ca hyanyā ruṣyati me dvijāḥ | tasmātsarvāḥ pramokṣyāmi kamaṇḍalukṛtālayāḥ
اگر میں صرف ایک کو روانہ کروں تو دوسری ندیاں مجھ سے ناراض ہو سکتی ہیں، اے دو بار جنم لینے والو۔ اس لیے میں سبھی کو آزاد کروں گا—جنہوں نے کمندلو کو اپنا مسکن بنایا ہے۔
Brahmā
Tirtha: Rivers collectively (kamaṇḍalu-dwellers) within Prabhāsa narrative
Type: sangam
Listener: Dvijāḥ/Ṛṣis
Scene: Brahmā addresses assembled sages, gesturing toward the kamaṇḍalu; within it, many river-deities appear as small feminine forms or flowing streams, awaiting release.
FAQs
Dharma values impartial benevolence—spiritual gifts should be shared without favoritism to maintain harmony.
The broader Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative, explaining how sacred waters become available for tīrtha sanctity.
No direct prescription; it explains the theological basis for the availability of multiple sacred waters for rites.