Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
साक्षात्तत्राभजत्सोममश्विभ्यां सह कौशिकः । चुकोप भार्गवश्चैव महेन्द्राय महातपाः
sākṣāttatrābhajatsomamaśvibhyāṃ saha kauśikaḥ | cukopa bhārgavaścaiva mahendrāya mahātapāḥ
அங்கே கௌசிகர் அச்வினி தேவர்களுடன் நேரடியாகச் சோமத்தைப் பகிர்ந்தார். மேலும் மகாதபஸ்வி பார்கவர் மகேந்திரன் (இந்திரன்) மீது கோபமுற்றார்.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacrificial arena at Prabhāsa: Kauśika offers Soma; the Aśvin twins receive it; Indra’s displeasure rises; Bhārgava’s wrath flares like a contained fire.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is reinforced through remembered sacrificial events where divine privilege, ritual entitlement, and ascetic power are displayed.
The Śaryāti-yajña/Cyavaneśvara-associated locale within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No direct prescription; it references Soma distribution in a yajña as part of the site’s sacred history.