Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
श्रूयन्ते वेदनिर्घोषा सरसारक्तचेतसाम् । विष्णुरास्ते तत्र देवो देवानां प्रवरो गुरुः
śrūyante vedanirghoṣā sarasāraktacetasām | viṣṇurāste tatra devo devānāṃ pravaro guruḥ
साररसात अनुरक्त चित्त असलेल्या जनांचे वेदघोष तेथे ऐकू येतात; त्याच स्थानी देवांतील श्रेष्ठ, पूज्य गुरु भगवान विष्णू वास करतात।
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An āśrama cluster in Prabhāsa: sages seated in rows chanting Veda; the air vibrates with śruti; in the background, Viṣṇu is envisioned as present—serene, teacher-like, blessing the reciters.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is known by Vedic sound and absorbed minds; devotion and scriptural recitation invite divine presence.
An āśrama-region in Himavat associated with Pippalāda, presented as a place where Viṣṇu abides.
Vedic recitation (veda-nirghoṣa) is highlighted as the living practice sanctifying the place.