Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
ततो याताः सुराः स्वर्गं पश्यन्तोऽधोमुखा महीम् । ददृशुस्ते ततो देवा भूम्यां स्वर्गमिवापरम्
tato yātāḥ surāḥ svargaṃ paśyanto'dhomukhā mahīm | dadṛśuste tato devā bhūmyāṃ svargamivāparam
Alors les dieux gagnèrent le ciel, le regard tourné vers la terre; et là, sur le sol, ils virent comme un autre ciel.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
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Scene: Gods ascending toward svarga yet turning their faces downward, astonished to see on earth a radiant, heaven-like sacred expanse.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is portrayed as ‘heaven on earth,’ teaching that sanctity is accessible through sacred places and right conduct.
The chapter context points to Prabhāsa Kṣetra and its environs as the ‘other heaven’ seen on earth.
None stated; the verse heightens the māhātmya by describing the site’s extraordinary sanctity.