Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रभासक्षेत्रविस्तरम् । रहस्यं सर्वपापघ्नं देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभम्
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi prabhāsakṣetravistaram | rahasyaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ devānāmapi durllabham
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: শুনা, হে দেবি, মই প্ৰভাস-ক্ষেত্ৰৰ মহিমা বিস্তাৰে ক’ম। ই এক গোপন তত্ত্ব, যি সকলো পাপ নাশ কৰে আৰু দেৱতাসকলৰ বাবেও দুষ্প্ৰাপ্য।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva, smiling yet solemn, begins a formal revelation to Pārvatī: the ‘expanse’ (vistara) of Prabhāsa’s greatness, depicted as a radiant scroll of knowledge emanating from his speech, with Prabhāsa’s sacred shore and temple aura behind.
FAQs
Certain tīrthas carry a uniquely potent grace; hearing and honoring their māhātmya is itself purifying and spiritually rare.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, introduced as supremely purifying and esoteric.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on attentive listening to the māhātmya as a purifying act.