Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
कल्पभेदेन नामानि तथैव सुरसुन्दरि । निरुक्तभेदैर्बहुधा भिद्यंते कारणैः प्रिये । प्रभासमिति यन्नाम दातव्यं निश्चलं स्मृतम्
kalpabhedena nāmāni tathaiva surasundari | niruktabhedairbahudhā bhidyaṃte kāraṇaiḥ priye | prabhāsamiti yannāma dātavyaṃ niścalaṃ smṛtam
Ó beleza celeste, pela diferença dos kalpas os nomes também variam; e, amada, por distintas derivações (nirukta) eles se dividem de muitos modos por várias razões. Contudo, o nome que deve ser dado com firmeza é “Prabhāsa” — assim é lembrado como imutável.
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as sura-sundarī/priye)
Scene: A cosmic tableau showing successive kalpas as layered horizons, while the word ‘Prabhāsa’ remains luminous and unchanged above the enduring coastline/temple.
FAQs
Traditions may explain sanctity in many ways, but the tīrtha’s essential identity remains stable and worthy of faithful remembrance.
Prabhāsa—affirmed as the fixed and authoritative name of the kṣetra/tīrtha.
A naming injunction is implied: the kṣetra should consistently be designated as ‘Prabhāsa’.