Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63
देवं द्रष्टुं समायातं ददर्शादूरतः स्थितम् । विमानस्थं हराकारं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
devaṃ draṣṭuṃ samāyātaṃ dadarśādūrataḥ sthitam | vimānasthaṃ harākāraṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham
ദർശനം നൽകാൻ വന്ന ദേവനെ അവൻ ദൂരത്ത് നിൽക്കുന്നവണ്ണം കണ്ടു—വിമാനത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായി, ഹരസ്വരൂപനായി, കോടി സൂര്യന്മാരെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തിമാനായി.
Narrative voice within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At a distance, a radiant Śiva-form appears seated in a celestial vimāna; the sky blazes with sun-like brilliance; the devotee stands awestruck, hands folded, eyes uplifted.
FAQs
Sincere reverence in a holy place culminates in darśana—an encounter with the divine presence.
Vastrāpathakṣetra, where divine darśana is portrayed as attainable.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the focus is on darśana of Hara as the fruit of devotion.