Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
प्रभासक्षेत्रमगमत्सर्वपातकनाशनम् । एवं तत्क्षेत्रमासाद्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्
prabhāsakṣetramagamatsarvapātakanāśanam | evaṃ tatkṣetramāsādya tapastepe sudāruṇam
ومضى إلى برابهاسا كْشيترا، الموضع المقدّس الذي يمحو جميع الآثام. فلما بلغ ذلك الحرم، باشر تقشّفاً شديداً غاية الشدة.
Sūta (narrator)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim Sāmba arrives at the coastal sacred field of Prabhāsa; the landscape feels purifying—open sky, sea-breeze, sacred waters—then he begins fierce austerities.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and austerity at a sanctified tīrtha are presented as powerful means of purification and moral restoration.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised explicitly as “sarva-pātaka-nāśana,” the remover of all sins.
Tapas (severe austerity) is indicated as Sāmba’s chosen discipline upon reaching Prabhāsa.