Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
यदा प्राभासिके क्षेत्रे ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । आगतश्चाष्टवर्षस्तु बालरूपी तदोच्यते
yadā prābhāsike kṣetre brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | āgataścāṣṭavarṣastu bālarūpī tadocyate
ലോകപിതാമഹനായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പ്രാഭാസിക ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലേക്ക് വരുമ്പോൾ, അദ്ദേഹം ബാലരൂപൻ—എട്ട് വയസ്സുള്ളവൻ—എന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു।
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing the explanation)
Tirtha: Prābhāsika-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Brahmā, lokapitāmaha, arrives at Prabhāsa and appears as an eight-year-old child—four-faced yet childlike, seated on a small lotus, surrounded by astonished devas and pilgrims; the kṣetra glows with rejuvenating light.
FAQs
In a mahā-kṣetra, even the highest beings display humility and transformation, highlighting the place’s divine potency.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prābhāsika kṣetra).
None; the verse describes a sacred phenomenon associated with entering the kṣetra.