Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
द्वंद्वानि यत्र गायंति किंनराणां मनोरमम् । श्रूयते च सुनिध्वानं तंत्रीवाद्यमथापरम्
dvaṃdvāni yatra gāyaṃti kiṃnarāṇāṃ manoramam | śrūyate ca sunidhvānaṃ taṃtrīvādyamathāparam
यत्र किंनराणां मनोरमाणि द्वन्द्वगीतानि गायन्ति; तत्र तन्त्रीवाद्यादीनां मधुरः सुनिध्वानश्च श्रूयते।
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous grove on a mountain where Kiṃnaras sing in antiphonal pairs; sweet, resonant string music fills the air.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely physical; it is experienced as a sanctified atmosphere where even sound becomes devotional and elevating.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is depicted as a realm of celestial music and auspicious resonance.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on the kṣetra’s naturally sacred ambiance.