Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रभासं क्षेत्रमासाद्य नदीतीरे व्यवस्थिताः । दाक्षिणात्या महादेवि कृष्णवर्णा विरूपकाः
prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādya nadītīre vyavasthitāḥ | dākṣiṇātyā mahādevi kṛṣṇavarṇā virūpakāḥ
Setelah sampai ke kṣetra suci Prabhāsa, mereka menetap di tebing sungai. Wahai Mahādevī, para ṛṣi dari wilayah selatan itu berkulit gelap dan berwajah kurang elok.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīra (riverbank station)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)
Scene: Dark-complexioned, travel-worn southern sages arrive and settle on the Prabhāsa riverbank; their austerity contrasts with the luminous sanctity of the place; simple huts, kamaṇḍalus, and staff; the river glints under sacred light.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is shown through transformation narratives: even those with perceived deficiencies become uplifted through sacred contact.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra on a riverbank (contextually the Piṅgalī river section).
None explicitly here; it sets the narrative scene for the forthcoming tīrtha-effect (snāna and transformation).