Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके रम्ये सम्यग्ज्ञात्वा शिवप्रिये । तत्रास्य वसतः कालः समतीतो महांस्तदा
kṣetre prābhāsike ramye samyagjñātvā śivapriye | tatrāsya vasataḥ kālaḥ samatīto mahāṃstadā
Ayant compris comme il se doit le charmant kṣetra sacré de Prābhāsa, cher à Śiva, il y demeura, jusqu’à ce qu’un temps très long s’écoulât.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing the narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame; not explicit here)
Scene: A serene ascetic, having comprehended the sanctity of Prabhāsa, resides quietly in the beautiful Śiva-beloved kṣetra; the landscape suggests a coastal sacred field with distant temple silhouettes and calm light.
FAQs
Understanding a tīrtha’s sanctity and residing there with discipline is shown as a powerful path of merit and transformation.
Prābhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsa), explicitly described as dear to Śiva.
No specific ritual; the emphasis is on sustained residence and practice in the holy field.