Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
देवताना मृषीणां च संति स्थानान्यनेकशः । परं देव त्वया पुण्यं प्रभासं कथितं मम
devatānā mṛṣīṇāṃ ca saṃti sthānānyanekaśaḥ | paraṃ deva tvayā puṇyaṃ prabhāsaṃ kathitaṃ mama
Viele sind die Wohnstätten der Götter und der ṛṣis. Doch, o Herr, du hast mir verkündet, dass das heilige Prabhāsa das Höchste ist.
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee addresses the Lord/teacher, gesturing toward a radiant coastal kṣetra—Prabhāsa—where temples gleam and sages’ hermitages dot the shore.
FAQs
Among countless sacred abodes, certain kṣetras are singled out as ‘supreme’ due to their concentrated spiritual potency and salvific promise.
Prabhāsa—presented as exceptionally holy, within which Vastrāpatha Kṣetra is being discussed.
No explicit prescription; the verse transitions toward asking the reason (kāraṇa) for Prabhāsa/Vastrāpatha’s superiority.