Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्तपः सफलं त्वद्य जातं मे भक्तवत्सल । प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यमद्य मे प्रकटीकृतम्
tattapaḥ saphalaṃ tvadya jātaṃ me bhaktavatsala | prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyamadya me prakaṭīkṛtam
ഭക്തവത്സലനേ, ഇന്ന് എന്റെ ആ തപസ്സ് ഫലവത്തായി. ഇന്ന് പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം എനിക്ക് വെളിപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The deity, compassionate to devotees, reveals a radiant vision of Prabhāsa’s greatness—light spreading over the kṣetra, temple and coastline glowing; the devotee kneels in gratitude as the fruit of tapas ripens.
FAQs
The fruit of tapas is not only boons but revelation—knowing and experiencing the māhātmya of a sacred place is itself a divine gift.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is explicitly glorified as its māhātmya is ‘revealed’ to the Goddess.
No explicit prescription; it states the principle that devotion and austerity lead to revelation of tīrtha-greatness.