Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
पिता यः सर्वदेवानां भूतानां च पितामहः । यस्मादेष स तैः पूज्यो ब्राह्मणैः क्षेत्रवासिभिः
pitā yaḥ sarvadevānāṃ bhūtānāṃ ca pitāmahaḥ | yasmādeṣa sa taiḥ pūjyo brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣetravāsibhiḥ
তেওঁ সকলো দেৱতাৰ পিতা আৰু সকলো ভূতৰ পিতামহ; সেয়ে তেওঁলোকৰ দ্বাৰা আৰু এই পবিত্ৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত বাস কৰা ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলৰ দ্বাৰা তেওঁ পূজ্য।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā as venerable pitāmaha seated on lotus, surrounded by devas paying respects; in the foreground, Prabhāsa-resident brāhmaṇas perform orderly worship, emphasizing community stewardship of the kṣetra.
FAQs
Recognizing the deity as the universal source establishes a dharmic duty of worship, especially for those living in a holy kṣetra.
Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a sacred domain where residents uphold worship as a lived dharma.
Pūjā by brāhmaṇas and kṣetra-vāsins—communal, place-based worship of the presiding Lord.
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