Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । अथ वच्मि तृतीयां ते ज्ञानशक्तिं शिवात्मिकाम् । प्रभासक्षेत्रमध्यस्थां दारिद्र्यौघविनाशिनीम्
īśvara uvāca | atha vacmi tṛtīyāṃ te jñānaśaktiṃ śivātmikām | prabhāsakṣetramadhyasthāṃ dāridryaughavināśinīm
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: এতিয়া মই তোমাক তৃতীয় শক্তি—শিৱাত্মিকা জ্ঞানশক্তি—ৰ কথা ক’ম; ই প্ৰভাসক্ষেত্ৰৰ মধ্যত অৱস্থিত আৰু দাৰিদ্ৰ্যৰ ঢৌসমূহ বিনাশ কৰে।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Jñānaśakti (Śivātmikā) at Prabhāsa-kṣetra-madhya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Unspecified (frame listener within Prabhāsa-māhātmya)
Scene: Īśvara speaks, revealing a radiant feminine Jñānaśakti seated or standing at the mandala-center of Prabhāsa; light emanates like a lamp-flame, dispelling darkness symbolizing poverty and ignorance.
FAQs
Knowledge aligned with Śiva (jñānaśakti) is portrayed as a sacred power that transforms life—removing poverty and inner limitation.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, described as the seat of a Śiva-formed jñānaśakti.
No explicit ritual appears in this verse; it introduces a māhātmya of a śakti residing in the kṣetra.