Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
अथवा तेन देवेशि प्रभासमिति कीर्त्यते । प्रकृष्टा भारती ब्राह्मी विप्रोक्ता श्रूयतेऽध्वनि । सदा यत्र महादेवि प्रभासं तेन कीर्तितम्
athavā tena deveśi prabhāsamiti kīrtyate | prakṛṣṭā bhāratī brāhmī viproktā śrūyate'dhvani | sadā yatra mahādevi prabhāsaṃ tena kīrtitam
Atau kerana sebab itu juga, wahai Dewi para dewa, ia dipuji sebagai “Prabhāsa”. Di sana Bhāratī yang luhur—Vāc Brahmī, śakti Brahmā, tutur suci—yang diucapkan para ṛṣi, kedengaran sepanjang perjalanan. Kerana sinar itu sentiasa hadir di sana, wahai Mahādevī, maka ia pun diisytiharkan sebagai Prabhāsa.
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as Deveśi/Mahādevī)
Scene: A luminous coastal pilgrimage road where sages’ sacred utterances seem to arise in the air; the kṣetra glows with an unseen radiance, suggesting Bhāratī/Vāk pervading the landscape.
FAQs
The holiness of a tīrtha is experienced as living sacred sound—Vedic speech and mantra resonate as signs of dharma.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Brāhmī Bhāratī (sacred speech) is said to be heard.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse emphasizes the auditory sanctity (śravaṇa) of sacred speech at the site.