Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्राराध्य महादेवं मोक्ष्यसे ब्रह्महत्यया । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय गतस्तत्र वरानने
tatrārādhya mahādevaṃ mokṣyase brahmahatyayā | sa tatheti pratijñāya gatastatra varānane
“അവിടെ മഹാദേവനെ ആരാധിച്ചാൽ നീ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യയിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും.” എന്നു കേട്ട് അവൻ “തഥേതി” എന്നു പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്ത്, ഹേ സുമുഖീ, അവിടെ പോയി।
Sages and Devas (instruction), with Īśvara addressing Mahādevī as listener
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed as 'varānane' (fair-faced one) within the narration
Scene: The afflicted one accepts the sages’ instruction, makes a solemn vow, and sets out toward Prabhāsa; the narrative voice addresses a 'fair-faced' listener, adding a courtly storytelling tone.
FAQs
Śiva-bhakti at a famed kṣetra is presented as a powerful means of prāyaścitta and release from grave sin.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Mahādeva’s worship grants liberation from brahmahatyā.
Propitiation/worship (ārādhana) of Mahādeva at Prabhāsa.