Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
मोक्षमार्गं वरा रोहे तथा देवि सुदर्शनम् । धर्मगर्भं तु धर्माणां प्रभासं पापनाशनम् । अतः परं भवन्तीह उत्पलावर्त्तिकानि च
mokṣamārgaṃ varā rohe tathā devi sudarśanam | dharmagarbhaṃ tu dharmāṇāṃ prabhāsaṃ pāpanāśanam | ataḥ paraṃ bhavantīha utpalāvarttikāni ca
Also there are “Mokṣamārga”, the path to liberation; “Varārohā”, O Devī; and “Sudarśana”, the auspicious vision. There is “Dharmagarbha”, the womb of dharmas; and “Prabhāsa”, the destroyer of sins. Beyond these, here too arise the sacred spots called “Utpalāvarttikā”.
Śiva (addressing Devī explicitly)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (pāpa-nāśana) and Utpalāvarttikā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A luminous path labeled Mokṣamārga leading toward the central shrine; Sudarśana appears as a radiant disc/halo of clear vision; Dharmagarbha shown as a golden womb-like sanctum of scriptures; Prabhāsa as a blazing light that dissolves darkness; nearby, Utpalāvarttikā depicted as lotus-filled swirling waters.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is praised as a dharma-source and sin-destroyer, and its sacred sub-sites are presented as stepping-stones on the path to liberation.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra and its associated upakṣetras, including the Utpalāvarttikā sites.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse continues the enumeration of sanctifying names and related sacred locales.
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