Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51
सप्तविंशोऽथ वैराजो गौरीकल्पस्तथोंऽधकः । माहेश्वरस्तथा प्रोक्तस्त्रिपुरो यत्र घातितः
saptaviṃśo'tha vairājo gaurīkalpastathoṃ'dhakaḥ | māheśvarastathā proktastripuro yatra ghātitaḥ
Seterusnya, kalpa yang kedua puluh tujuh ialah Vairāja; kemudian Gaurī-kalpa dan juga Andhaka. Māheśvara-kalpa juga dinyatakan—di tempat Tripura telah ditewaskan (oleh Mahesvara, Śiva).
Skanda (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Tripurāntaka draws the cosmic bow; the three aerial cities blaze; Gaurī stands beside as auspicious witness; devas watch; the coastal Prabhāsa shrine silhouette anchors the scene, linking myth to place.
FAQs
Śiva’s cosmic acts (like Tripura’s destruction) are remembered as milestones of dharma, showing divine protection of the worlds.
The narrative frame is Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya; Tripura-dahana is invoked as sacred history rather than a local sub-tīrtha.
No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse highlights Śaiva cosmological memory through kalpa-names.