Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
मन्वन्तरप्रमाणं च ब्रह्मांडस्य च विस्तरः । ज्योतिश्चक्रस्वरूपं च यथावदनुवर्णितम् । श्रोतुमिच्छामहे त्वत्तः सांप्रतं तीर्थविस्तरम्
manvantarapramāṇaṃ ca brahmāṃḍasya ca vistaraḥ | jyotiścakrasvarūpaṃ ca yathāvadanuvarṇitam | śrotumicchāmahe tvattaḥ sāṃprataṃ tīrthavistaram
You have rightly described the measures of the Manvantaras, the vast extent of the Brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg), and the true nature of the wheel of luminaries. Now we long to hear from you a detailed account of the tīrthas.
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha-vistara (requested)
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣayaḥ addressing the narrator
Scene: Sages praise the narrator’s cosmological exposition—manvantaras, brahmāṇḍa, and the wheel of luminaries—then request the detailed tīrtha account; a visual juxtaposition of cosmos diagram and earthly pilgrimage map.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom bridges cosmos and conduct: after learning the universe’s order, devotees seek the Dharma-map of tīrthas on earth.
No single tīrtha is named; the sages request the full tīrtha-vistara that will include Prabhāsa and other sacred places.
None directly; it introduces the forthcoming pilgrimage and tīrtha teachings (often involving snāna, dāna, and vrata).