Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
सूत उवाच । अत्र क्षेत्रे स्वरूपेण स्थातव्यं वचनान्मम । पापिनां प्राणिनां चात्र रक्षा कार्या प्रयत्नतः
sūta uvāca | atra kṣetre svarūpeṇa sthātavyaṃ vacanānmama | pāpināṃ prāṇināṃ cātra rakṣā kāryā prayatnataḥ
சூதன் கூறினான்— என் சொல்லின்படி இக்க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் நீர் உங்கள் வெளிப்பட்ட சொரூபத்திலேயே நிலைத்திருக்க வேண்டும்; இங்கே பாவிகளான உயிர்களையும் முயற்சியுடன் காக்க வேண்டும்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Deities/guardians addressed within the narrative; externally Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Sūta, as authoritative narrator, issues a solemn injunction: the divine guardian must remain manifest in the kṣetra and protect even sinful beings; pilgrims appear weary and penitent, sheltered under the kṣetra’s sanctity.
FAQs
A tīrtha is a place of refuge: its guardianship extends compassion and protection even to the fallen who approach it.
Prabhāsakṣetra, described as a protected kṣetra where divine presence is stationed.
No specific rite; the instruction is administrative-spiritual: remaining present in the kṣetra and protecting beings.