Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
देव्युवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश वरार्हा यदि वाप्यहम् । प्रभास क्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं पुनर्विस्तरतो वद
devyuvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa varārhā yadi vāpyaham | prabhāsa kṣetramāhātmyaṃ punarvistarato vada
La Déesse dit : «Si tu es satisfait, ô Seigneur des dieux, et si je suis digne d’une grâce, alors redis, plus en détail, la grandeur du kṣetra sacré de Prabhāsa.»
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Devī, seated in reverent posture, petitions the Lord of gods to narrate again—more fully—the greatness of Prabhāsa-kṣetra; a calm, luminous assembly setting suited to Purāṇic dialogue.
FAQs
The proper use of a boon is the pursuit of sacred knowledge—here, understanding the māhātmya of a holy place that supports dharma and devotion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), the famed sacred region associated with pilgrimage and Purāṇic sacred geography.
No direct prescription; the request is for expanded teaching about the kṣetra’s glory, typically linked to tīrtha-yātrā, snāna, and worship in later passages.