Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
द्वंद्वानि यत्र गायंति किंनराणां मनोरमम् । श्रूयते च सुनिध्वानं तंत्रीवाद्यमथापरम्
dvaṃdvāni yatra gāyaṃti kiṃnarāṇāṃ manoramam | śrūyate ca sunidhvānaṃ taṃtrīvādyamathāparam
Là, l’on chante les ravissants chants responsoriaux des Kiṃnaras ; et l’on entend aussi de doux sons résonnants — instruments à cordes et autres musiques encore.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous grove on a mountain where Kiṃnaras sing in antiphonal pairs; sweet, resonant string music fills the air.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely physical; it is experienced as a sanctified atmosphere where even sound becomes devotional and elevating.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is depicted as a realm of celestial music and auspicious resonance.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on the kṣetra’s naturally sacred ambiance.