Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116
एते चान्ये च बहव उत्तमाधममध्यमाः । सर्वे शिवपुरं यांति विमानैः सूर्यसंनिभैः
ete cānye ca bahava uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ | sarve śivapuraṃ yāṃti vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃnibhaiḥ
இவர்களும் இன்னும் பலரும்—உத்தமர், மத்தியமர், அதமர்—அனைவரும் சூரியனைப் போன்ற ஒளிவீசும் விமானங்களில் சிவபுரத்திற்குச் செல்கிறார்கள்.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand upward procession: countless beings—noble, ordinary, and fallen—rise from Prabhāsa in sun-bright vimānas, streaming toward a distant luminous Śiva-pura; below, the Somnātha shrine and the sea gleam under dawn light.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is universal—people of varying capacities can still attain Śiva’s realm through Prabhāsa’s sanctity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose greatness is shown by the shared destination of Śivapura.
No single rite; it summarizes outcomes for various practices already listed, culminating in ascent to Śivapura.