Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
द्वंद्वानि यत्र गायंति किंनराणां मनोरमम् । श्रूयते च सुनिध्वानं तंत्रीवाद्यमथापरम्
dvaṃdvāni yatra gāyaṃti kiṃnarāṇāṃ manoramam | śrūyate ca sunidhvānaṃ taṃtrīvādyamathāparam
Dort erklingen die entzückenden Wechselgesänge der Kiṃnaras; und man vernimmt auch süße, widerhallende Klänge — Saiteninstrumente und andere Musik dazu.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous grove on a mountain where Kiṃnaras sing in antiphonal pairs; sweet, resonant string music fills the air.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely physical; it is experienced as a sanctified atmosphere where even sound becomes devotional and elevating.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is depicted as a realm of celestial music and auspicious resonance.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on the kṣetra’s naturally sacred ambiance.