Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रहस्त उवाच । राक्षसेश महाबाहो शिवक्षेत्रं निजं प्रभो । प्रभासेति समाख्यातं गणगन्धर्वसेवितम्
prahasta uvāca | rākṣaseśa mahābāho śivakṣetraṃ nijaṃ prabho | prabhāseti samākhyātaṃ gaṇagandharvasevitam
प्रहस्त म्हणाला—हे राक्षसेश, महाबाहो प्रभो! हे शिवाचे निज पवित्र क्षेत्र आहे. यास ‘प्रभास’ असे म्हणतात आणि गण व गंधर्व यांची येथे सेवा असते.
Prahasta
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rākṣaseśa
Scene: Prahasta proclaims before the rākṣasa-lord: ‘This is Prabhāsa, Śiva’s own kṣetra,’ while ethereal gaṇas and gandharvas appear in the air, indicating perpetual attendance.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is defined by divine ownership—Prabhāsa is proclaimed as Śiva’s own realm, worthy of reverence.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, explicitly named and praised as Śiva’s sacred domain.
No explicit prescription; the verse establishes the site’s identity and sanctity.