Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्राराध्य महादेवं मोक्ष्यसे ब्रह्महत्यया । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय गतस्तत्र वरानने
tatrārādhya mahādevaṃ mokṣyase brahmahatyayā | sa tatheti pratijñāya gatastatra varānane
„Dort wirst du, indem du Mahādeva verehrst, von der brahmahatyā befreit werden.“ So gelobte er: „So sei es“, und begab sich dorthin, o Schönangesichtige.
Sages and Devas (instruction), with Īśvara addressing Mahādevī as listener
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed as 'varānane' (fair-faced one) within the narration
Scene: The afflicted one accepts the sages’ instruction, makes a solemn vow, and sets out toward Prabhāsa; the narrative voice addresses a 'fair-faced' listener, adding a courtly storytelling tone.
FAQs
Śiva-bhakti at a famed kṣetra is presented as a powerful means of prāyaścitta and release from grave sin.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Mahādeva’s worship grants liberation from brahmahatyā.
Propitiation/worship (ārādhana) of Mahādeva at Prabhāsa.