Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
ईश्वर उवाच । साधु पृष्टं त्वया देवि रहस्यं पापनाशनम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं तत्ते वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः
īśvara uvāca | sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā devi rahasyaṃ pāpanāśanam | yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ tatte vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ
ईश्वर म्हणाले—हे देवि, तू उत्तम प्रश्न केला आहेस; हे पापनाशक रहस्य आहे. जे कोणालाही सांगितले गेले नाही, ते मी तुला संपूर्णपणे सांगतो।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara, serene and majestic, addresses Devī in an intimate revelatory moment, indicating a ‘secret’ teaching; the background hints at the western sea and the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge, received through sincere inquiry, becomes a means of purification and spiritual upliftment.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha), where the Lord’s ‘secret’ account supports the shrine’s extraordinary sanctity.
No explicit rite is listed; the emphasis is on a purifying revelation (rahasya) connected to the holy place.