Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
यत्र गंधर्वराजो वै घनवाहेति विश्रुतः । तस्य गंधर्वसेनेति ख्याता पुत्री महाप्रभा
yatra gaṃdharvarājo vai ghanavāheti viśrutaḥ | tasya gaṃdharvaseneti khyātā putrī mahāprabhā
जिथे गंधर्वांचा राजा ‘घनवाह’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध (वसत होता)। त्याची महाप्रभा कन्या ‘गंधर्वसेना’ या नावाने ख्यात होती।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Gandharveśvara (legendary setting)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A luminous Gandharva king, Ghanavāha, with musical retinue near a Śiva shrine; beside him his radiant daughter Gandharvasenā, adorned with celestial ornaments, setting the stage for a forthcoming episode.
FAQs
Tīrthas are embedded in sacred memory—places gain sanctity through divine and semi-divine lineages connected to them.
Gandharveśvara and its associated Gandharva tradition within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
None; this verse introduces the site’s associated mythic personages.