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
“Ó Mahādeva, ó Senhor dos deuses, qual é o verdadeiro poder deste kṣetra sagrado? Ó Sureśāna, dize-me exatamente como é, com clareza diante de mim.”
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.