Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86
सिंहैर्व्याघ्रैर्मृगैर्नागैर्वराहैर्वानरैस्तथा । क्वचित्क्वचिदसौ भाति परस्परमनुव्रतैः
siṃhairvyāghrairmṛgairnāgairvarāhairvānaraistathā | kvacitkvacidasau bhāti parasparamanuvrataiḥ
ಆ ಸ್ಥಳವು ಕೆಲವೆಡೆ ಸಿಂಹ, ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ, ಮೃಗ, ಗಜ, ವರಾಹ ಮತ್ತು ವಾನರಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಅವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಅನುರಕ್ತವಾಗಿ, ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗೊಬ್ಬರು ಅನುವ್ರತವಾಗಿ ಸೌಹಾರ್ದದಿಂದ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತವೆ.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A luminous sacred landscape of Prabhāsa where lions, tigers, deer, elephants, boars, and monkeys dwell together without fear, suggesting the kṣetra’s pacifying aura.
FAQs
In a sanctified kṣetra, dharma expresses as harmony—even natural enmities subside—signifying the pacifying power of holiness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is presented as a spiritually charged landscape where beings coexist in concord.
No ritual is stated; the verse highlights the ethical and spiritual atmosphere (śānti) characteristic of the tīrtha.