Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
कुण्डतः पूर्वदिग्भागे धनुषां पञ्चविंशतौ । रुक्मिणी संस्थिता देवी सर्वपातकनाशिनी
kuṇḍataḥ pūrvadigbhāge dhanuṣāṃ pañcaviṃśatau | rukmiṇī saṃsthitā devī sarvapātakanāśinī
குண்டத்தின் கிழக்குத் திசையில் இருபத்தைந்து வில் அளவு தூரத்தில், எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் அழிக்கும் தேவியான ருக்மிணி அங்கே நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ளார்।
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context of Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-sthāna (east of Taptodaka-kuṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A shrine to Goddess Rukmiṇī stands east of the steaming kuṇḍa; she is portrayed as auspicious, golden-hued, bestowing purity and protection.
FAQs
Divine presence in a tīrtha is not abstract—specific places of darśana are declared as direct means for the removal of sin.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the Rukmiṇī-sthāna located east of a sacred kuṇḍa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse primarily gives sacred location and the फल (benefit): sarvapātaka-nāśa.