Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्तेजः शातितं भूरि प्रभासे यत्पपात वै । तदभूत्किं तदा देव प्रभासात्कथयस्व मे
tattejaḥ śātitaṃ bhūri prabhāse yatpapāta vai | tadabhūtkiṃ tadā deva prabhāsātkathayasva me
जो महान तेज काटा गया था और जो सचमुच प्रभास में गिर पड़ा—हे देव! वह तब क्या बन गया? प्रभास का वृत्तांत मुझे कहिए।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara
Scene: Devi points toward an imagined sacred shore/kshetra of Prabhāsa as luminous fragments descend like sparks; Shiva listens, poised to narrate the transformation of tejas into a sacred form/place.
FAQs
Inquiry into tīrtha-origins is itself devotional: understanding how divine power manifests in place deepens faith and pilgrimage intent.
Prabhāsa, highlighted as the landing-place of extraordinary divine tejas.
None; it requests the explanatory māhātmya narrative.