मध्येस्य पीठिका प्रोक्ता पंचयोजनविस्तृता । तन्मध्ये मद्ग्रहं देवि तिष्ठत्युदधिसंनिधौ
madhyesya pīṭhikā proktā paṃcayojanavistṛtā | tanmadhye madgrahaṃ devi tiṣṭhatyudadhisaṃnidhau
En son centre, on dit qu’il est une « pīṭhikā » (siège/enceinte d’autel), large de cinq yojanas. En son sein, ô Déesse, se tient ma demeure sacrée, près de la présence de la mer.
Śiva (addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prābhāsika-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Pārvatī
Scene: A vast coastal sacred field with a clearly marked central altar-zone (pīṭhikā) spanning ‘five yojanas’ in mythic scale; at its heart, a sanctum-like presence near the shimmering sea.
The kṣetra has a sanctified center (pīṭha) where divine presence is concentrated—pilgrimage culminates at the heart of the sacred mandala.
The central pīṭhikā of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, situated near the ocean.
None explicitly; it identifies the locus of Śiva’s presence for worship and darśana.