Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा यज्ञे वर्तमाने सोमस्य तु महात्मनः । ब्रह्मा सुरगणैः सार्धं प्रभासं क्षेत्रमागतः
purā yajñe vartamāne somasya tu mahātmanaḥ | brahmā suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ
In alter Zeit, als das Yajña des großherzigen Soma im Gange war, kam Brahmā zusammen mit den Scharen der Götter in das heilige Kṣetra von Prabhāsa.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A grand sacrificial arena at Prabhāsa: Soma’s yajña with blazing fire altar; Brahmā arrives on haṃsa-vāhana accompanied by devas, while sages chant; the sea/coastal horizon hints at Prabhāsa’s littoral setting.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is authenticated through sacred history—divine presence and yajña narratives establish its enduring sanctity.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra as a divine-visited field of pilgrimage.
No direct prescription; it provides mythic-historical context tied to yajña.