Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
तं दृष्ट्वा मनुजो देवि सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । तत्रैव देवदेवेशि नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā manujo devi sarvasiddhimavāpnuyāt | tatraiva devadeveśi nātidūre vyavasthitam
தேவி! அதனைத் தரிசித்தால் மனிதன் எல்லாச் சித்திகளையும் அடைவான். மேலும் அங்கேயே, தேவர்களின் ஈசனின் தேவியே, மிகத் தொலைவில் அல்லாத இன்னொரு புனிதத் தலம் உள்ளது.
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (adjacent tīrtha near the Sūrya-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim, guided by Devī’s narration, beholds a radiant sacred object/shrine in Prabhāsa; in the background, another sanctified spot is visible nearby, suggesting a pilgrimage circuit.
FAQs
Darśana in a tīrtha is transformative; faith-filled visitation is portrayed as a direct cause of spiritual fulfillment.
Siddheśvara-liṅga and its surrounding sacred precincts within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
The act emphasized is darśana (beholding) and implied worship; the text also guides the pilgrim onward to a nearby sacred location.