Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
प्रभासाद्यानि शतशो यत्र नस्तत्र का मतिः
prabhāsādyāni śataśo yatra nastatra kā matiḥ
যেতিয়া প্ৰভাস আদি শত শত তীৰ্থ তাতেই উপস্থিত, তেন্তে তাত কিহৰ সন্দেহ বা বিতৰ্ক থাকিব পাৰে?
Tīrtharāja (Mahīsāgara-saṅgama personified)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Personified tīrthas / assembly
Scene: A sweeping vision of Prabhāsa-Kṣetra as a radiant coastal sacred field, with numerous small tīrtha-shrines and bathing spots, pilgrims arriving, and an aura of unquestionable sanctity.
FAQs
When a place is affirmed as containing countless tīrthas, skepticism is portrayed as unreasonable—faith in tīrtha-mahātmya is encouraged.
Mahīsāgara-saṅgama is implied as the gathering-point where Prabhāsa and many other tīrthas are present.
None is specified; the verse asserts the conclusive authority of the site’s sanctity.