Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
स स्वयंभूः स्थितस्तत्र प्रभासे भूतिदो भवः । भवतीदं जगद्यस्मात्तस्माद्भव इति स्मृतः
sa svayaṃbhūḥ sthitastatra prabhāse bhūtido bhavaḥ | bhavatīdaṃ jagadyasmāttasmādbhava iti smṛtaḥ
പ്രഭാസത്തിൽ അവിടെ സ്വയംഭൂയായ ഭവൻ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു, ഭൂതി-സമൃദ്ധി ദാനകൻ; അവനാൽ ഈ ജഗത്ത് ഭവിക്കുന്നു, അതുകൊണ്ട് ‘ഭവ’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Vastrāpatha context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A self-manifest Śiva-liṅga emerging from earth/rock at Prabhāsa, surrounded by a radiant aura; devotees receive ‘bhūti’ (vibhūti/ash and auspiciousness) as a blessing; cosmic imagery hints that the world arises from him.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is tied to Śiva’s self-manifest presence and to his role as the source through whom the world ‘becomes’ (bhavati).
Prabhāsa—specifically the Vastrāpatha sacred complex where Bhava is said to abide.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse provides a name-etymology and site-theology (svayaṃbhū presence).