Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
तन्मे स्थानं महादेवि कैलासादपि वल्लभम् । गोचर्ममात्रं तत्रापि महागोप्यं वरानने
tanme sthānaṃ mahādevi kailāsādapi vallabham | gocarmamātraṃ tatrāpi mahāgopyaṃ varānane
हे महादेवी, माझे ते स्थान कैलासापेक्षाही अधिक प्रिय आहे। जरी ते गोचर्माएवढे असले तरी ते अत्यंत गुप्त आहे, हे वरानने।
Śiva (addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Śiva’s guhya-sthāna within Prabhāsa (go-carma-mātra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Śiva confides to Devī that a tiny, hidden sanctum within Prabhāsa is dearer than Kailāsa—depict a small glowing spot amid a vast coastal kṣetra, guarded by subtle signs of secrecy.
FAQs
Spiritual greatness is not measured by size—even a tiny, hidden spot can surpass famed divine realms when sanctified by Śiva’s presence.
Śiva’s especially beloved, secret locus within Prabhāsa-kṣetra (described as gocarma-mātra).
No explicit prescription; the emphasis is on reverent secrecy and the extraordinary sanctity of the site.