Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
दक्षिणे सागरस्तद्वद्भद्रा नद्युत्तरे मता । एवं सीमासमायुक्तं क्षेत्रं द्वादशयोजनम्
dakṣiṇe sāgarastadvadbhadrā nadyuttare matā | evaṃ sīmāsamāyuktaṃ kṣetraṃ dvādaśayojanam
Im Süden liegt der Ozean, und im Norden gilt der Fluss Bhadrā als Grenze. So ist das kṣetra mit diesen Grenzen versehen und erstreckt sich über zwölf Yojanas.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sāgara–Bhadrā boundary)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A wide sacred map: the kṣetra shown as a band of land with the ocean to the south (waves, horizon) and a river to the north (flowing line), with a caption ‘dvādaśa-yojana’ indicating the total extent.
FAQs
Pilgrimage in Purāṇic dharma is anchored in sacred geography; knowing the kṣetra’s limits supports disciplined, intentional worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, measured and bounded by the ocean to the south and the Bhadrā river to the north.
No direct prescription; the verse provides the kṣetra’s extent (dvādaśa-yojana) for pilgrimage planning and kṣetra-understanding.