Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
स्वयंभूतां धरामध्यादानीतां विष्णुना पुरा । यादवानां तु मुक्त्यर्थं सर्वपापोपशान्तये
svayaṃbhūtāṃ dharāmadhyādānītāṃ viṣṇunā purā | yādavānāṃ tu muktyarthaṃ sarvapāpopaśāntaye
Nàng tự hiển lộ; thuở xưa, chính Viṣṇu đã đưa nàng lên từ giữa lòng đất, vì sự giải thoát của dòng Yādava và để dập tắt mọi tội lỗi.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued from Adhyāya 229 opening)
Tirtha: Svayaṃbhū Gaṅgā-tīrtha at Prabhāsa
Type: kund
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Viṣṇu draws forth a luminous, self-manifest Gaṅgā from the earth’s center; the river rises like a silver ribbon, while Yādavas and sages witness, and the land becomes sanctified.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely water—it is a divine descent meant for mokṣa and the removal of sin.
Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) as a sacred presence within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No direct rite is stated here; it provides the origin-and-purpose (māhātmya) for approaching the tīrtha.