Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
पूर्वं मित्रवनं नाम तथा मुण्डीरमुच्यते । प्रभासक्षेत्रमास्थाय सांबादित्यस्तृतीयकः
pūrvaṃ mitravanaṃ nāma tathā muṇḍīramucyate | prabhāsakṣetramāsthāya sāṃbādityastṛtīyakaḥ
Pertama ialah tempat bernama Mitravana; demikian juga ada tempat lain yang dikenali sebagai Muṇḍīra. Dan dengan bersemayam di Prabhāsakṣetra, Sāmbāditya menjadi yang ketiga.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mitravana–Muṇḍīra–Prabhāsa Sāmbāditya triad
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim route connecting three solar sites: a sacred grove labeled Mitravana, a second station Muṇḍīra, and finally Prabhāsa where Sāmbāditya shines near the coast; the sun’s rays link the three like a garland.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames devotion through sacred geography—multiple stations invite repeated remembrance and pilgrimage-centered practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, named as one of the three principal stations of Sāmbāditya (Sūrya).
A tīrtha-listing for pilgrimage: visit Mitravana, Muṇḍīra, and Prabhāsa as the Sun’s three stations.