Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121
एतत्क्षेत्रं महागुह्यं सर्वपातकनाशनम् । रुद्राणां कोटयो यत्र एकादश समासते
etatkṣetraṃ mahāguhyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam | rudrāṇāṃ koṭayo yatra ekādaśa samāsate
ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವು ಮಹಾಗುಹ್ಯ, ಸರ್ವಪಾತಕನಾಶಕ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಾದಶ ರುದ್ರರು—ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ—ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Prabhāsa is portrayed as a hidden, radiant field where innumerable forms of the eleven Rudras abide, their presence washing away sins like an unseen fire of purity.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely a location but a divine presence-field, celebrated as a purifier that dissolves sin through contact and devotion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as a highly secret and sin-destroying sacred region.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the intrinsic sanctity and purificatory power of the kṣetra.