Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अवश्यं यदि दातव्यो वरो मम दिवाकर । अत्र संनिहतो देव सदा त्वं भव भास्कर
avaśyaṃ yadi dātavyo varo mama divākara | atra saṃnihato deva sadā tvaṃ bhava bhāskara
எனக்கு நிச்சயமாக வரம் அளிக்க வேண்டுமெனில், ஓ திவாகரா! ஓ தேவா, இங்கேயே எப்போதும் சன்னிதியாக இரு—ஓ பாஸ்கரா, இங்கே நித்தம் தங்குவாயாக।
Brāhmaṇa devotee (unnamed)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (with Parṇāditya/Sūrya-sannidhi implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee petitions the radiant Sun-god at Prabhāsa: ‘Remain here forever.’ The landscape glows with coastal light; the deity’s aura settles into the kṣetra as a perpetual presence.
FAQs
The devotee seeks the sanctification of place through the deity’s constant presence, benefiting all pilgrims.
A specific locus within Prabhāsakṣetra associated with Sūrya as Parṇāditya (the “here” of the narrative).
No direct rite; it is a boon-request establishing perpetual sannidhya (divine presence) at the site.