Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महासिद्धे सिद्धयज्ञस्तु यः स्मृतः । वर्णानां सांतरालानां सर्वेषां चातिवल्लभः
asminkṣetre mahāsiddhe siddhayajñastu yaḥ smṛtaḥ | varṇānāṃ sāṃtarālānāṃ sarveṣāṃ cātivallabhaḥ
या महासिद्ध क्षेत्रात ‘सिद्धयज्ञ’ म्हणून स्मरणात असलेला जो यज्ञविधी आहे, तो सर्व वर्णांना तसेच संकर (मिश्र) समुदायांनाही अत्यंत प्रिय आहे।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Siddha-yajña locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A large yajña pavilion in Prabhāsa with multiple communities gathered—priests, householders, artisans—offering into the sacred fire; the atmosphere is orderly, inclusive, and charged with siddhi.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is portrayed as a universally accessible field of merit where ritual dharma is valued across communities.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra itself is praised as a mahāsiddha-kṣetra where the Siddha-yajña is esteemed.
The verse highlights the ‘Siddha-yajña’ as a notable rite, though it does not specify procedural details.