Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107
अस्मिन्प्राभासिकः सर्वो वर्ण्यते क्षेत्रविस्तरः । तीर्थानां चैव माहात्म्यं माहात्म्यं शंकरस्य च
asminprābhāsikaḥ sarvo varṇyate kṣetravistaraḥ | tīrthānāṃ caiva māhātmyaṃ māhātmyaṃ śaṃkarasya ca
இந்தப் பிராபாசிகக் காண்டத்தில் இப்புனிதக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தின் முழு விரிவும் வர்ணிக்கப்படுகிறது; மேலும் தீர்த்தங்களின் மகிமையும், சங்கரன் (சிவன்) மகாத்மியமும் கூறப்படுகிறது।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (overview)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born; addressed audience)
Scene: A narrator introduces the Prabhāsa section: a sweeping ‘map-like’ vision of the kṣetra with many tīrthas, while Śaṅkara’s presence presides over the landscape.
FAQs
A holy place is not merely geography—its tīrthas and the presiding deity’s grace together form the path of merit and uplift.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra in general; the verse announces that its network of tīrthas will be glorified.
No explicit prescription here; it sets the scope for upcoming tīrtha descriptions (typically involving snāna, dāna, and darśana).