Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
तद्गुह्यं देवदेवस्य तत्तीर्थं तत्तपोवनम् । तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा नारायणपुरोगमाः
tadguhyaṃ devadevasya tattīrthaṃ tattapovanam | tatra brahmādayo devā nārāyaṇapurogamāḥ
അതേ ദേവദേവന്റെ ഗുഹ്യധാമം; അതേ തീർത്ഥം, അതേ തപോവനം. അവിടെ ബ്രഹ്മാദി ദേവന്മാർ—നാരായണൻ മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കേ—വസിച്ച് ആരാധിക്കുന്നു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred grove (tapovana) near the Prabhāsa coast; Brahmā and other devas stand in reverent rows, with Nārāyaṇa at the forefront; the ‘guhya’ sanctuary glows subtly, half-veiled by trees and incense haze.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is framed as a divine ‘secret’ field where even the highest deities gather—affirming the supremacy of tīrtha and tapas joined together.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (and its sacred precincts), described as the Devadeva’s guhya-tīrtha and tapovana.
Tapas-oriented residence and worship are implied through the designation “tapovana” (grove of austerity).