Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90
ततः प्रभृति ते तस्य पाषाणा मृदुतां गताः । गृहदेवकुलार्थाय गृह्यंते शिल्पिभिः सह
tataḥ prabhṛti te tasya pāṣāṇā mṛdutāṃ gatāḥ | gṛhadevakulārthāya gṛhyaṃte śilpibhiḥ saha
Desde então, as pedras daquele lugar tornaram-se macias; e os artesãos as recolhem para fazer santuários domésticos e pequenos oratórios para as divindades familiares.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Artisans quarry and shape unusually soft stones from the sacred place, crafting small household chapels for family deities; the stones seem pliant, blessed by the earlier miracle.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity can extend into daily Dharma—sacred places provide materials and inspiration for worship even in the home.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as miraculously providing workable stone for devotional construction.
The implied practice is establishing gṛhadevatā shrines (home worship) using sanctified materials; no formal rite is detailed here.