Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
देवा ब्रह्मादयो जाताः स भवोऽत्र व्यवस्थितः । शिवो भवेति विख्यातः स्वयं देवस्त्रिलोचनः
devā brahmādayo jātāḥ sa bhavo'tra vyavasthitaḥ | śivo bhaveti vikhyātaḥ svayaṃ devastrilocanaḥ
Os deuses—Brahmā e os demais—vieram à existência; e esse Bhava está estabelecido aqui. Ele é Śiva, célebre como ‘Bhava’—o Senhor de Três Olhos, Ele próprio.
Sārasvata (inferred)
Tirtha: Bhava-sthāna (Vastrāpatha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (contextually)
Scene: A Śaiva sanctum in the kṣetra: Śiva as Bhava, three-eyed, radiant, seated or standing near a liṅga; behind him, a subtle emergence motif of Brahmā and other devas as if arising from cosmic light, indicating their derivation.
FAQs
The tīrtha is sanctified by the direct presence of Śiva as Bhava, making the place a gateway to divine encounter.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), where Bhava-Śiva is said to be established.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse identifies the deity and his epiphany in the kṣetra.