Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्तेजः शातितं भूरि प्रभासे यत्पपात वै । तदभूत्किं तदा देव प्रभासात्कथयस्व मे
tattejaḥ śātitaṃ bhūri prabhāse yatpapāta vai | tadabhūtkiṃ tadā deva prabhāsātkathayasva me
அவ்வாறு சீவப்பட்ட பெருந்தேஜஸ் உண்மையாகப் பிரபாசத்தில் விழுந்தது—ஓ தேவா! அது அப்போது என்னவாயிற்று? பிரபாசத்தின் வரலாற்றை எனக்குச் சொல்வாயாக.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara
Scene: Devi points toward an imagined sacred shore/kshetra of Prabhāsa as luminous fragments descend like sparks; Shiva listens, poised to narrate the transformation of tejas into a sacred form/place.
FAQs
Inquiry into tīrtha-origins is itself devotional: understanding how divine power manifests in place deepens faith and pilgrimage intent.
Prabhāsa, highlighted as the landing-place of extraordinary divine tejas.
None; it requests the explanatory māhātmya narrative.