Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
कस्मिन्स्थाने मया दक्ष द्रष्टव्योऽसौ महेश्वरः । तत्स्थानानि चरिष्यामि यानि तानि वदस्व मे
kasminsthāne mayā dakṣa draṣṭavyo'sau maheśvaraḥ | tatsthānāni cariṣyāmi yāni tāni vadasva me
يا دَكشا، أيها الحكيم، في أيِّ موضعٍ أستطيع أن أرى ذلك المهيشڤرا؟ أخبرني بتلك المواضع؛ فسأطوف بها واحدًا بعد واحد—فاصرح بها لي.
Soma (Candra)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A seeker addresses Dakṣa with folded hands, asking for the exact place to behold Maheśvara; the background hints at coastal Prabhāsa with distant sea and shrine silhouettes.
FAQs
The seeker embraces pilgrimage and effort—moving through sacred places to attain Śiva’s darśana and grace.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching holy region; the verse explicitly points toward a network of sacred locations connected to Maheśvara.
Pilgrimage (carīṣyāmi—journeying) is implied as the practice, undertaken to obtain darśana and perform worship.