Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रभास इति नाम्ना हि शिवपूजारतेन वै । स पुत्रकामो देवेशि प्रभासक्षेत्रमागतः
prabhāsa iti nāmnā hi śivapūjāratena vai | sa putrakāmo deveśi prabhāsakṣetramāgataḥ
ഹേ ദേവേശി, ‘പ്രഭാസ’ എന്ന നാമമുള്ള ഒരാൾ ശിവപൂജയിൽ നിരതനായിരുന്നു. പുത്രകാമനയോടെ അവൻ പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നു।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A devotee named Prabhāsa, intent on Śiva worship and longing for a son, arrives at the sacred coastal kṣetra with offerings, humility, and resolve.
FAQs
Desires are to be pursued through dharmic means—devotion, worship, and pilgrimage—rather than through harm or deception.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, approached for Śiva-worship and fulfillment of putra-kāmanā.
Śiva-pūjā (worship of Śiva) is indicated as the devotee’s practice; specific ritual details are not given here.