Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
देव्युवाच । देवदेव जगन्नाथ क्षेत्रतीर्थमय प्रभो । प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं विस्तरात्कथयस्व मे
devyuvāca | devadeva jagannātha kṣetratīrthamaya prabho | prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyaṃ vistarātkathayasva me
தேவி கூறினாள்—தேவதேவா, ஜகந்நாதா! க்ஷேத்திர-தீர்த்தமயமான பிரபுவே, பிரபாச க்ஷேத்திரத்தின் மஹாத்மியத்தை எனக்கு விரிவாகச் சொல்வாயாக.
Devī (Satī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī Satī offers a reverent address to Śiva—‘Devadeva, Jagannātha’—requesting an expansive narration of Prabhāsa’s greatness; the scene radiates devotion and wonder.
FAQs
Seeking detailed understanding of a holy place’s Māhātmya is itself a devotional act that deepens faith.
Prabhāsa kṣetra is explicitly named and requested to be described in detail.
None; it is an invitation to extended Māhātmya narration.