Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
देव्युवाच । देवदेव जगन्नाथ क्षेत्रतीर्थमय प्रभो । प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं विस्तरात्कथयस्व मे
devyuvāca | devadeva jagannātha kṣetratīrthamaya prabho | prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyaṃ vistarātkathayasva me
देवी म्हणाली—हे देवदेव, जगन्नाथ! हे क्षेत्र-तीर्थमय प्रभो, प्रभासक्षेत्राचे माहात्म्य मला विस्ताराने सांगा.
Devī (Satī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī Satī offers a reverent address to Śiva—‘Devadeva, Jagannātha’—requesting an expansive narration of Prabhāsa’s greatness; the scene radiates devotion and wonder.
FAQs
Seeking detailed understanding of a holy place’s Māhātmya is itself a devotional act that deepens faith.
Prabhāsa kṣetra is explicitly named and requested to be described in detail.
None; it is an invitation to extended Māhātmya narration.