Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे प्रभास इति चोच्यते । वृद्धप्रभासश्च ततो दक्षिणे नातिदूरतः
tasyaiva paścime bhāge prabhāsa iti cocyate | vṛddhaprabhāsaśca tato dakṣiṇe nātidūrataḥ
അതിന്റെ പടിഞ്ഞാറ് ഭാഗത്ത് ‘പ്രഭാസ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന സ്ഥലം ഉണ്ട്; അതിന്റെ തെക്കോട്ട് അധികം ദൂരമല്ലാതെ ‘വൃദ്ധപ്രഭാസ’ ഉണ്ട്.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa; Vṛddha-Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A map-like narrative scene: two labeled shrines—‘Prabhāsa’ to the west and ‘Vṛddha-Prabhāsa’ slightly south—connected by a short pilgrim path; pilgrims walk with flags and water-pots along the coast.
FAQs
Sacred travel is guided through precise traditional geography, turning movement through space into devotional practice.
Prabhāsa and Vṛddha-Prabhāsa as constituent sites within the Prabhāsa-Pañcaka.
No specific rite; the verse provides directional guidance for pilgrims.