Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि मातृस्थानमनुत्तमम् । भैरवेशेति विख्यातं सर्वभयविनाशनम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi mātṛsthānamanuttamam | bhairaveśeti vikhyātaṃ sarvabhayavināśanam
ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ മഹാദേവി! തുടർന്ന് അനുത്തമമായ മാതൃസ്ഥാനത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം; അത് ‘ഭൈരവേശ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം, സർവ്വഭയനാശിനി।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bhairaveśa Mātṛ-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva directs Devī to an unsurpassed Mātṛ-sthāna named Bhairaveśa; the shrine is fierce-protective: Bhairava iconography, trident, dog mount motif, and Mātṛ presence; pilgrims approach seeking fearlessness.
FAQs
The kṣetra is depicted as a refuge: approaching Bhairava and the Mātṛs removes fear and restores spiritual confidence.
Bhairaveśa at the Mātṛ-sthāna in Prabhāsakṣetra.
The verse gives a pilgrimage instruction to proceed to the site; worship details appear in the next verse.