Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
अथोचुस्तं सुरगणा नारदाद्या महर्षयः । प्रभासं गच्छ देवेश क्षेत्रं पापहरं हि तत्
athocustaṃ suragaṇā nāradādyā maharṣayaḥ | prabhāsaṃ gaccha deveśa kṣetraṃ pāpaharaṃ hi tat
அப்போது தேவர்கூட்டமும் நாரதர் முதலிய மகரிஷிகளும் அவரிடம்—“தேவேசா! பிரபாசத்திற்குச் செல்; அந்தக் க்ஷேத்திரம் நிச்சயமாகப் பாபங்களை அகற்றும்” என்று கூறினர்।
Sages and Devas (Nārada and others) (quoted within Īśvara’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Primary listener within the frame narrative; the verse reports speech by devas and ṛṣis to 'devendra/devēśa'.
Scene: A celestial assembly: devas and great ṛṣis led by Nārada address the afflicted lord of gods, pointing toward the western sacred field of Prabhāsa as the sin-destroying refuge.
FAQs
Divine and sage authority affirms tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic remedy: Prabhāsa is praised as inherently sin-destroying.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, explicitly called “pāpahara” (remover of sins).
A direct prescription to undertake pilgrimage: “Go to Prabhāsa.”