Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
पाताले विवरं तत्र योगिन्यस्तत्र किं पुरा । तथा मातृगणश्चैव कथमेतदभूत्पुरा
pātāle vivaraṃ tatra yoginyastatra kiṃ purā | tathā mātṛgaṇaścaiva kathametadabhūtpurā
وكيف كانت في الأزمنة السالفة تلك الفتحة المؤدّية إلى پاتالا (العالم السفلي) هناك؟ ومن كانت اليوگينيات في ذلك الموضع، وكذلك جماعة الأمهات الإلهيات (ماتْرِس)—كيف حدث كلّ هذا في الماضي؟
Devī (Pārvatī) to Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Pātāla-vivara (Prabhāsa context)
Type: cave
Listener: Mahādeva
Scene: Devī asks about an ancient opening to Pātāla and the presence of Yoginīs and Mātṛs at Prabhāsa; imagery suggests a dark cave-mouth near a shrine, guarded by fierce yet protective goddesses.
FAQs
Tīrthas are not merely physical places; they carry layered, ancient sacred histories linking worlds, deities, and spiritual powers.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with reference to a specific sacred feature described as a ‘vivara’ connected to Pātāla.
No direct prescription; the verse asks for the origin narrative of the site’s sacred features and attendant deities.