Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
के मन्त्राः किं विधानं तद्बाह्मणास्तत्र कीदृशाः । तत्र स्थितानां विप्राणां कथं क्षेत्रफलं भवेत्
ke mantrāḥ kiṃ vidhānaṃ tadbāhmaṇāstatra kīdṛśāḥ | tatra sthitānāṃ viprāṇāṃ kathaṃ kṣetraphalaṃ bhavet
எந்த மந்திரங்களை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும், எந்த விதிமுறை? அங்குள்ள பிராமணர்கள் எத்தகையோர்? அங்கே தங்கும் விப்ரர்களுக்கு அந்தக் க்ஷேத்திரப் புண்ணியப் பலன் எவ்வாறு கிடைக்கும்?
Devī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee asks about mantras, ritual procedure, and the nature of brāhmaṇas dwelling in Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the sea-bounded sacred field is implied as the backdrop.
FAQs
Sacred places have defined disciplines—mantra, procedure, and conduct—through which merit is properly realized.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, discussed as a place where mantra, ritual order, and kṣetra-merit are especially significant.
The verse asks about mantras and vidhāna (procedure) and about how kṣetra-phala is obtained, but does not provide the prescriptions yet.