Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
स श्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कामस्योत्पादनं परम् । जगाम यत्र सा साध्वी क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके स्थिता
sa śrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kāmasyotpādanaṃ param | jagāma yatra sā sādhvī kṣetre prābhāsike sthitā
فلما سمع كلامه وهاجت فيه شهوةٌ شديدة، مضى إلى الموضع الذي كانت تقيم فيه تلك المرأة الصالحة—في الحقل المقدّس برابهاسا.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The asura, inflamed by desire, sets out toward Prabhāsa; the scene shows movement—chariots/army, dust, banners—contrasted with the calm presence of the sādhvī within the luminous kṣetra.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely a location—it becomes a stage where inner impulses are tested against dharma and purity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the prābhāsika sacred field) is explicitly named.
None; the verse locates the sādhvī within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, reinforcing the māhātmya setting.