प्रभासेति समाख्यातं तत्र क्षेमं मम प्रियम् । कूर्मस्य नैरृते भागे स्थितं वै दक्षिणे परे
prabhāseti samākhyātaṃ tatra kṣemaṃ mama priyam | kūrmasya nairṛte bhāge sthitaṃ vai dakṣiṇe pare
وهو مشهور باسم «برابهاسا»؛ وفيه مقامُ السلامة واليُمن، وهو مقامي المحبوب. وهو واقعٌ في الجنوب، في الربع الجنوبي الغربي من التخطيط المقدّس المسمّى «كورما».
Śiva (deduced; describing Prabhāsa as his dear kṣema)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: The sacred field is named ‘Prabhāsa’ and shown as a luminous seat of welfare; a subtle cosmographic diagram (tortoise/kurma mandala) underlays the landscape, with the south-west quadrant highlighted.
A kṣetra is both spiritual refuge (kṣema) and cosmically positioned—sacred space mirrors divine order and direction.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, explicitly named and praised as the Lord’s beloved auspicious seat.
None; the verse provides sacred-identification and directional placement.