Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तच्च भूमौ निपतितं ततो भूभिसुतोऽभवत् । स प्रभासं ततो गत्वा बाल्यात्प्रभृति शंकरम्
tacca bhūmau nipatitaṃ tato bhūbhisuto'bhavat | sa prabhāsaṃ tato gatvā bālyātprabhṛti śaṃkaram
तो अश्रू भूमीवर पडला आणि त्यातून भूमिपुत्र उत्पन्न झाला. तो प्रभासास गेला व बाल्यापासून शंकराची भक्ती करू लागला.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A radiant tear-drop falls to earth; from the earth arises a child/being (Bhū-bhisu-ta), who then journeys toward the luminous Prabhāsa shore/kshetra and bows to Śaṅkara.
FAQs
Even a being born from a fierce cosmic moment can become sanctified through lifelong devotion and pilgrimage to a holy kṣetra.
Prabhāsa (Prabhāsa Kṣetra), presented as the arena for steadfast devotion to Śiva.
None directly; it highlights a model of bhakti—turning toward Śaṅkara from an early age.