Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
गृहीत्वा यादवान्सर्वान्बालवृद्धवणिग्जनान् । स शून्यां मथुरां कृत्वा प्रभासं समुपागतः
gṛhītvā yādavānsarvānbālavṛddhavaṇigjanān | sa śūnyāṃ mathurāṃ kṛtvā prabhāsaṃ samupāgataḥ
Ngài quy tụ toàn thể dòng Yādava—trẻ thơ, người già và giới thương nhân—rồi để Mathurā hoang vắng, và sau đó đến Prabhāsa.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse; likely Sūta speaking within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A mass departure: Viṣṇu leads the Yādavas—children on shoulders, elders supported, merchants with carts—leaving Mathurā emptied; the caravan moves toward the western coast and Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Holy places are approached with collective responsibility—protecting the vulnerable while moving toward a dharmic destination.
Prabhāsa (Prabhāsakṣetra), a major western Indian tīrtha celebrated in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No direct ritual is stated here; it sets the pilgrimage context leading to later instructions on sacred bathing.