Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
देव्युवाच । देवदेव जगन्नाथ सर्वप्राणहिताय वै । प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं विस्तराद्वद मे प्रभो
devyuvāca | devadeva jagannātha sarvaprāṇahitāya vai | prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyaṃ vistarādvada me prabho
দেবী বললেন—হে দেবদেব, হে জগন্নাথ! সর্বপ্রাণীর কল্যাণার্থে, হে প্রভু, প্রভাসক্ষেত্রের মাহাত্ম্য আমাকে বিস্তারে বলুন।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara/Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī addresses Śiva with titles ‘Devadeva’ and ‘Jagannātha’, hands in añjali, requesting the full Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya for the welfare of all beings.
FAQs
Teaching about tīrthas is framed as loka-hita—spiritual welfare for all beings through knowledge of sacred places.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the chapter asks for its māhātmya).
None directly; it requests detailed exposition that typically supports pilgrimage, worship, and tīrtha practices.