Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ईश्वर उवाच । मंकिर्नामाभवत्पूर्वं कुब्जकायो द्विजोत्तमः । प्रभासं क्षेत्रमासाद्यतपस्तेपे महत्तमम्
īśvara uvāca | maṃkirnāmābhavatpūrvaṃ kubjakāyo dvijottamaḥ | prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādyatapastepe mahattamam
ईश्वर म्हणाले—पूर्वी मंकि नावाचा एक श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण होता; त्याचे शरीर कुबडे होते. तो प्रभास-क्षेत्री येऊन अत्यंत महान तप करू लागला।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A hunched but radiant brāhmaṇa ascetic, Maṃkir, arrives at Prabhāsa and begins severe austerities—simple garments, matted hair, and a determined gaze; the sacred landscape suggests coastal light and temple silhouettes.
FAQs
Sincere austerity performed in a consecrated tīrtha amplifies spiritual power, regardless of bodily limitation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the sacred field of Prabhāsa), praised in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Tapas (austerity/penance) undertaken after reaching the kṣetra; no specific dāna or snāna is stated in this verse.