Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
किं प्रभावो महादेव क्षेत्रस्य च सुरेश्वर । तन्मे ब्रूहि सुरेशान याथातथ्यं ममाग्रतः
kiṃ prabhāvo mahādeva kṣetrasya ca sureśvara | tanme brūhi sureśāna yāthātathyaṃ mamāgrataḥ
“Wahai Mahādeva, wahai Tuhan para dewa, apakah kuasa sebenar kṣetra suci ini? Wahai Sureśāna, jelaskan kepadaku dengan tepat sebagaimana adanya, dengan jelas di hadapanku.”
Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādeva/Īśvara (Sureśāna)
Scene: Devī requests a plain, exact account of the kṣetra’s power; the scene emphasizes didactic clarity—Śiva as teacher, Devī as earnest seeker; the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa is subtly present (sea, shrine, tīrtha waters).
FAQs
Approaching a sacred place with sincere questioning and desire for truth is part of purāṇic learning and devotion.
Prabhāsakṣetra—its kṣetra-prabhāva (site-power) is the topic of inquiry.
None; the focus is on requesting an authoritative explanation of the kṣetra’s glory.