Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
ईश्वर उवाच । साधु प्रोक्तं त्वया भद्रे प्राची सर्वत्र दुर्लभा । कुरुक्षेत्रे पुष्करे च तस्मात्प्राभासिकेऽधिका
īśvara uvāca | sādhu proktaṃ tvayā bhadre prācī sarvatra durlabhā | kurukṣetre puṣkare ca tasmātprābhāsike'dhikā
Īśvara disse: “Bem falaste, ó auspiciosa: Prācī é de fato rara em toda parte, até mesmo em Kurukṣetra e em Puṣkara; por isso, em Prabhāsa ela é ainda mais eminente.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prācī at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Īśvara, serene, raises a hand in teaching gesture, affirming Devī’s words and indicating Prabhāsa’s special eminence; behind, three landscape medallions show Kurukṣetra, Puṣkara, and Prabhāsa highlighted brightest around the Prācī stream.
FAQs
Among famed pilgrimage centers, certain manifestations of sacred power are exceptionally rare—making their presence at Prabhāsa especially venerable.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the place where Prācī becomes ‘adhikā’ (especially eminent).
None; the verse establishes comparative sanctity as a preface to the māhātmya.