Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 188
सिद्धा विद्या धरा यक्षा गंधर्वा मुनयस्तथा । धनदोऽपि तथा भीष्मो ययातिर्गालवस्तथा
siddhā vidyā dharā yakṣā gaṃdharvā munayastathā | dhanado'pi tathā bhīṣmo yayātirgālavastathā
सिद्ध, विद्याधर, यक्ष, गंधर्व आणि मुनि; तसेच धनद (कुबेर), भीष्म, ययाति आणि गालवही (त्या पवित्र क्षेत्राशी निगडित सिद्धीचे भागी झाले).
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (continued address context)
Scene: A ‘roll-call’ tableau: tiers of beings—Siddhas and Vidyādharas aloft, Yakṣas and Gandharvas in mid-tier with instruments, sages seated below; Kubera (Dhanada) with treasures; Bhīṣma as an austere elder; Yayāti as a royal figure; Gālava as a brahmacārin scholar—set against the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is validated by the presence and attainments of revered beings across worlds and eras.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, implied as the locus where these figures attained or were sanctified.
None; the verse functions as a māhātmya-style catalogue of illustrious visitors/attainers.