Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्तेजः शातितं भूरि प्रभासे यत्पपात वै । तदभूत्किं तदा देव प्रभासात्कथयस्व मे
tattejaḥ śātitaṃ bhūri prabhāse yatpapāta vai | tadabhūtkiṃ tadā deva prabhāsātkathayasva me
Cette grande splendeur, retranchée, qui tomba véritablement à Prabhāsa : qu’advint-il d’elle alors, ô Seigneur ? Parle-moi de Prabhāsa.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara
Scene: Devi points toward an imagined sacred shore/kshetra of Prabhāsa as luminous fragments descend like sparks; Shiva listens, poised to narrate the transformation of tejas into a sacred form/place.
FAQs
Inquiry into tīrtha-origins is itself devotional: understanding how divine power manifests in place deepens faith and pilgrimage intent.
Prabhāsa, highlighted as the landing-place of extraordinary divine tejas.
None; it requests the explanatory māhātmya narrative.