Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
पंचविशतितत्त्वानाम धिपो देवताग्रणीः । तस्मिन्स्थाने स्थितः साक्षाद्दैत्यानामंतकः शुभे
paṃcaviśatitattvānāma dhipo devatāgraṇīḥ | tasminsthāne sthitaḥ sākṣāddaityānāmaṃtakaḥ śubhe
हे शुभे! पंचविंशति तत्त्वांचा अधिपती, देवतांमध्ये अग्रणी आणि दैत्यांचा अंत करणारा—तो प्रभू साक्षात् त्या स्थानी स्थित आहे।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A supreme deity-form (interpretable as Viṣṇu or Īśvara) stands radiant at Prabhāsa, one hand in protection, another holding discus or trident-like emblem depending on sectarian lens; beneath, subdued daityas symbolize conquered inner darkness; a 25-petal mandala crowns the scene.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is not only purifying but protective—divine presence there upholds dharma and subdues demonic opposition.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the ‘devatāgraṇī’ is said to abide directly.
None; the verse emphasizes the manifest residence and protective power of the deity at Prabhāsa.