Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
नारदः पर्वतश्चैव दुर्वासा उग्रतापसः । शाकल्यो गालवश्चैव जाबालिर्मुद्गलस्तथा
nāradaḥ parvataścaiva durvāsā ugratāpasaḥ | śākalyo gālavaścaiva jābālirmudgalastathā
அங்கே நாரதர், பர்வதர்; மேலும் கடுந்தவம் கொண்ட துர்வாசர்; அதுபோல சாகல்யர், காலவர்; மற்றும் ஜாபாலி, முத்கலரும் இருந்தனர்।
Deductive (Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience
Scene: Nārada with vīṇā leading devotional song; Parvata beside him; Durvāsā with blazing ascetic aura; other sages attentive; Somnātha shrine and sea behind, incense and lamp-light in the foreground.
FAQs
The tīrtha is portrayed as a living seat of tapas where even the most intense ascetics choose to dwell.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with the chapter’s focus on Kṛtasmara Parvata as the sages’ abode.
None stated; it is descriptive, emphasizing sanctity through the sages’ presence.