Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
विघ्नानि नाशमायांति तत्र क्षेत्रनिवासिनाम् । कामः क्रोधो भय लोभो रागो मत्सर एव च
vighnāni nāśamāyāṃti tatra kṣetranivāsinām | kāmaḥ krodho bhaya lobho rāgo matsara eva ca
សម្រាប់អ្នកដែលស្នាក់នៅក្នុងដែនបរិសុទ្ធនោះ ឧបសគ្គទាំងឡាយនឹងរលាយបាត់នៅទីនោះ៖ កាមៈ ក្រោធៈ ភ័យ លោភៈ រាគៈ និងមត្សរៈផងដែរ។
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kṣetra (Varārohā/Prabhāsa sub-region)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau where the sacred kṣetra’s radiance causes personified vices—desire, anger, fear, greed, attachment, jealousy—to fade or flee from pilgrims residing near the shrine.
FAQs
The holy kṣetra is portrayed as a transformative environment where inner afflictions that obstruct dharma and devotion are weakened.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra as a whole, especially as a place whose very atmosphere supports spiritual purification.
Implicitly, kṣetra-nivāsa (dwelling in the holy region) is praised; the next verses connect this to Siddheśvara worship.