Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महासिद्धे सिद्धयज्ञस्तु यः स्मृतः । वर्णानां सांतरालानां सर्वेषां चातिवल्लभः
asminkṣetre mahāsiddhe siddhayajñastu yaḥ smṛtaḥ | varṇānāṃ sāṃtarālānāṃ sarveṣāṃ cātivallabhaḥ
இந்த மகாசித்த க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் ‘சித்த-யஜ்ஞம்’ என நினைவுகூரப்படும் அந்த அனுஷ்டானம், எல்லா வர்ணங்களுக்கும் மற்றும் கலப்பு (சங்கர) சமூகங்களுக்கும் மிகுந்த பிரியமானது।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Siddha-yajña locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A large yajña pavilion in Prabhāsa with multiple communities gathered—priests, householders, artisans—offering into the sacred fire; the atmosphere is orderly, inclusive, and charged with siddhi.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is portrayed as a universally accessible field of merit where ritual dharma is valued across communities.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra itself is praised as a mahāsiddha-kṣetra where the Siddha-yajña is esteemed.
The verse highlights the ‘Siddha-yajña’ as a notable rite, though it does not specify procedural details.