Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । दुर्भगा रविपत्नी च प्रभानामेति विश्रुता । तया चाराधितः शम्भुरुग्रेण तपसा पुरा
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | durbhagā ravipatnī ca prabhānāmeti viśrutā | tayā cārādhitaḥ śambhurugreṇa tapasā purā
聖マールカンデーヤは言った。「ラヴィ（太陽）の妻で、プラバーという名の女がいた。『不運な者』として知られていた。昔、彼女は苛烈な苦行によってシャンブ（シヴァ）を礼拝した。」
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (linked to Prabhā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins the legend: Prabhā, wife of the Sun, labeled ‘unfortunate,’ undertakes fierce austerity to worship Śambhu—setting the stage for the kṣetra’s sanctification.
FAQs
Even one burdened by misfortune can attain divine grace through steadfast austerity and worship of Śiva.
The verse begins the origin narrative that leads to the glory of Prabhāsa/Prabhāseśvara.
Ārādhana of Śiva through ugra-tapas (severe austerity).