Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
ततः स्वसैन्यसंयुक्तो द्रव्योपस्करसंयुतः । आजगाम महाक्षेत्रं प्रभासमिति विश्रुतम्
tataḥ svasainyasaṃyukto dravyopaskarasaṃyutaḥ | ājagāma mahākṣetraṃ prabhāsamiti viśrutam
பின்னர் அவர் தம் படையுடன் கூடி, பொருட்களும் தேவையான உபகரணங்களும் உடன் கொண்டு, ‘பிரபாசம்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்ற அந்த மகாபுண்யக்ஷேத்திரத்துக்கு வந்தார்।
Narrator (Unspecified Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Mahākṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal/powerful pilgrim approaches the vast coastal sacred region of Prabhāsa with attendants, banners, carts of offerings, and ritual supplies; the horizon suggests sea-breeze and temple silhouettes.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is a deliberate dharmic undertaking—preparedness and purposeful travel culminate in reaching a sanctified kṣetra.
Prabhāsa, described as a famed mahākṣetra (great sacred region).
No explicit rite; it notes the organized yātrā with necessary provisions.