Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 126
प्रभासमिति विख्यातं क्षेत्रं त्रैलोक्यवंदितम् । तत्क्षेत्रं नैव जानंति मम मायाविमोहिताः
prabhāsamiti vikhyātaṃ kṣetraṃ trailokyavaṃditam | tatkṣetraṃ naiva jānaṃti mama māyāvimohitāḥ
প্ৰভাস নামে বিখ্যাত এই ক্ষেত্ৰ ত্ৰিলোকত বন্দিত। কিন্তু মোৰ মায়াৰে মোহিত লোকসকলে সেই পবিত্ৰ ধামক সত্যৰূপে চিনিব নোৱাৰে।
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant Prabhāsa landscape shines with celestial beings offering praise, while a group of ordinary travelers passes by unaware, veiled by a translucent mist labeled ‘māyā’; the kṣetra’s aura breaks through clouds.
FAQs
Worldly delusion (māyā) blinds one to the greatness of sacred places and divine presence.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, proclaimed as revered across the three worlds.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse stresses recognition of the kṣetra beyond māyā.