Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
गोचर्ममात्रं तत्स्थानं समंतात्परिमण्डलम् । न हि कश्चिद्विजानाति विना शास्त्रेण भामिनि
gocarmamātraṃ tatsthānaṃ samaṃtātparimaṇḍalam | na hi kaścidvijānāti vinā śāstreṇa bhāmini
Ce lieu n’a que la mesure d’une peau de vache, circulaire de toutes parts. En vérité, ô belle, nul ne peut le reconnaître sans la guidance des śāstra.
Śiva
Tirtha: Bhallukā Tīrtha (specific bindu/spot)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A tiny circular patch ‘cowhide-sized’ marked subtly on the ground; a learned guide points from a palm-leaf manuscript while an unknowing crowd overlooks it; Pārvatī listens.
FAQs
Sacredness may be subtle and localized; śāstra and tradition are necessary to correctly identify and honor a tīrtha.
A small, circular sacred locus within Prabhāsa Kṣetra (contextually tied to the Bhallukā Tīrtha narrative).
Reliance on śāstra (authoritative tradition) for correct tīrtha-identification; no specific rite is detailed.