Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
सेवितं चर्षिभिः सिद्धैर्यक्षविद्याधरोरगैः । तस्य सीमां प्रवक्ष्यामि विष्णुक्षेत्रस्य भामिनि
sevitaṃ carṣibhiḥ siddhairyakṣavidyādharoragaiḥ | tasya sīmāṃ pravakṣyāmi viṣṇukṣetrasya bhāmini
Servi et vénéré par les ṛṣis et les Siddhas, par les Yakṣas, les Vidyādharas et les Nāgas—ô dame rayonnante—je vais maintenant énoncer la limite de ce Viṣṇu-kṣetra.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Viṣṇu-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhāminī (a ‘radiant lady’ interlocutor)
Scene: A narrator addresses a radiant lady, describing Prabhāsa as thronged by ṛṣis and siddhas, with yakṣas, vidyādharas, and nāgas in attendance, as the sacred boundary is about to be proclaimed.
FAQs
A kṣetra’s sanctity is affirmed by its continual veneration by divine and semi-divine beings, and by its clearly taught sacred boundaries.
The Viṣṇu-kṣetra associated with Daityasūdana within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose sīmā (boundary) is about to be described.
No specific rite; it introduces a pilgrimage-style boundary description (kṣetra-sīmā) for proper sacred orientation.