Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
यदक्षरं निर्गुणमप्रमेयं सज्योतिरेकं प्रवदंति संतः । दूरंगमं वेद्यमनिंद्यवन्द्यं सर्वेषु हृत्स्थं परमं पवित्रम्
yadakṣaraṃ nirguṇamaprameyaṃ sajyotirekaṃ pravadaṃti saṃtaḥ | dūraṃgamaṃ vedyamaniṃdyavandyaṃ sarveṣu hṛtsthaṃ paramaṃ pavitram
அந்த அக்ஷரத் தத்துவத்தை—நிர்குணம், அளவிட இயலாதது—சாந்தர்கள் ஒரே ஒளி-சொரூபம் எனப் புகழ்கின்றனர்; தூரம் சென்றாலும் அறியத்தக்கவன்; குற்றமற்றதும் வணங்கத்தக்கதும்; அனைவரின் இதயத்திலும் உறையும்; மிக உயர்ந்த தூய்மையளிப்பவன்।
A devotee/narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (hymnic praise; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (as Jyotis-kṣetra) / Somnātha Jyotirliṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame ṛṣis / seekers of tīrtha and mokṣa
Scene: Abstract yet devotional: a luminous column or orb of pure light (eka-jyotis) within a heart-lotus; the Somnātha liṅga appears as a dark, simple form crowned by radiance; saints point inward while the sea and temple fade into a calm backdrop.
FAQs
The Supreme is the imperishable, attributeless Light within all beings, and remembrance of Him is profoundly purifying.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse articulates the Lord’s universal, inner presence.
None stated; the emphasis is contemplative knowledge and reverence.