Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
एतत्क्षेत्रं समा साद्य प्रभासं मुनिसत्तमाः । तपस्तेपुर्महात्मानो विविधं परमाद्भुतम्
etatkṣetraṃ samā sādya prabhāsaṃ munisattamāḥ | tapastepurmahātmāno vividhaṃ paramādbhutam
इस प्रभास-क्षेत्र में पहुँचकर वे मुनिश्रेष्ठ महात्मा अनेक प्रकार के परम अद्भुत तप करने लगे।
Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Within Prabhāsa’s sacred precinct—groves, shore, and shrine—groups of sages sit in varied austerities: standing on one leg, arms raised, seated in meditation, fire-ritual nearby; the atmosphere feels charged and wondrous.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears fruit when joined to disciplined tapas; a tīrtha becomes luminous through sustained spiritual practice.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
A general prescription is implied: undertake tapas (austerity) upon reaching the tīrtha, though no single rite is specified.
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