Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
क्षेममूर्तिः पुरा राजा बभूव स महाबलः । तेन तत्र तपस्तप्तं चिरकालं महात्मना
kṣemamūrtiḥ purā rājā babhūva sa mahābalaḥ | tena tatra tapastaptaṃ cirakālaṃ mahātmanā
പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ക്ഷേമമൂർത്തി എന്ന മഹാബലവാനായ രാജാവ് ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. ആ മഹാത്മാവ് അവിടെ ദീർഘകാലം തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Kṣemeśvara area within Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: King Kṣemamūrti, leaving royal comforts, seated in meditation near a coastal grove/temple precinct at Prabhāsa, performing long austerities with matted hair and minimal attire; attendants at a distance.
FAQs
Sustained tapas performed in a tīrtha becomes a powerful means for spiritual accomplishment and divine grace.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), where the later Kṣemeśvara liṅga is established.
Long-term tapas (austerity) undertaken at the sacred place.