Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
प्रभासाद्यानि तीर्थानि गङ्गाद्याः सरितस्तथा । तस्य क्षेत्रस्य पुरतः कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम्
prabhāsādyāni tīrthāni gaṅgādyāḥ saritastathā | tasya kṣetrasya purataḥ kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm
Bahkan tīrtha masyhur bermula dengan Prabhāsa, dan sungai-sungai suci bermula dengan Gaṅgā—tidak satu pun menyamai walau seperenam belas daripada pahala kṣetra suci itu.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic map-like tableau: Gaṅgā as a goddess-river and Prabhāsa as a coastal shrine appear in the background, while the central kṣetra shines brighter, dwarfing them in radiance; pilgrims turn toward the central sanctum.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography often highlights particular kṣetras as uniquely potent, even above widely known tīrthas and rivers.
The “that kṣetra” of Adhyāya 16 (linked earlier to Hāṭakeśvara), presented as surpassing even Prabhāsa and the Gaṅgā in merit.
An implied practice: prioritize visiting/serving this kṣetra as a foremost pilgrimage.