Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
समुद्रे च महापुण्ये यस्मिन्काले सरस्वती । आगता सा महाभागा हृष्टा तुष्टा सरिद्वरा । तस्य तोयस्य शब्देन सागरस्य महात्मनः
samudre ca mahāpuṇye yasminkāle sarasvatī | āgatā sā mahābhāgā hṛṣṭā tuṣṭā saridvarā | tasya toyasya śabdena sāgarasya mahātmanaḥ
Tại đại dương tối thượng linh thiêng, vào lúc nữ thần Sarasvatī đến—bậc phúc đức, dòng sông tối thắng, hoan hỷ mãn nguyện—do tiếng nước của đại hải có đại tâm ấy…
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Samudra-tīrtha / Sarasvatī-samudra-saṅgama (confluence motif)
Type: sangam
Scene: Sarasvatī as a radiant river-goddess approaches the holy ocean at Prabhāsa; waves resound, and the confluence churns with luminous foam, suggesting sacred ‘śabda’ arising from waters.
FAQs
Nature itself—river and ocean—becomes a liturgy of sacred sound and joy when connected to a holy kṣetra.
The holy ocean region of Prabhāsa-kṣetra associated with Sarasvatī’s arrival (a confluence-like sacred setting).
None explicitly in this verse; it sets the narrative background for the site-name and its sanctity.