Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा यज्ञे वर्तमाने सोमस्य तु महात्मनः । ब्रह्मा सुरगणैः सार्धं प्रभासं क्षेत्रमागतः
purā yajñe vartamāne somasya tu mahātmanaḥ | brahmā suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ
Pada zaman purba, ketika yajña Soma yang berhati luhur sedang berlangsung, Brahmā datang ke kṣetra suci Prabhāsa bersama rombongan para dewa.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A grand sacrificial arena at Prabhāsa: Soma’s yajña with blazing fire altar; Brahmā arrives on haṃsa-vāhana accompanied by devas, while sages chant; the sea/coastal horizon hints at Prabhāsa’s littoral setting.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is authenticated through sacred history—divine presence and yajña narratives establish its enduring sanctity.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra as a divine-visited field of pilgrimage.
No direct prescription; it provides mythic-historical context tied to yajña.