Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तस्यैवं तप्यमानस्य सिद्धिं प्राप्ता ह्यनेकशः । तत्राराध्य महादेवं स्वर्गलोकमितो गताः
tasyaivaṃ tapyamānasya siddhiṃ prāptā hyanekaśaḥ | tatrārādhya mahādevaṃ svargalokamito gatāḥ
وبينما كان على تلك المجاهدة، نال كثيرون غيرُه مرارًا مراتبَ السِّدهي؛ فعبدوا مهاديڤا هناك، ثم فارقوا هذا العالم ومضَوا إلى السَّوَرْغا، عالم السماء.
Narrative voice (continuing Īśvara’s account)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (worship-spot of Mahādeva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A stream of pilgrims and ascetics worship a Prabhāsa liṅga; some are shown receiving signs of accomplishment—radiant aura, celestial chariots—departing upward toward svarga, while the shrine remains the still center.
FAQs
A potent tīrtha magnifies worship: sincere ārādhana of Mahādeva at Prabhāsa yields siddhi and auspicious posthumous destinations.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a place where Mahādeva’s worship grants swift fruit.
Mahādeva ārādhana (propitiatory worship) performed at the site.