Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
तथान्ये गणपाः सर्वे मदाज्ञावशवर्तिनः । क्षेत्रं रक्षंति देवेशि तेषां नामानि मे शृणु
tathānye gaṇapāḥ sarve madājñāvaśavartinaḥ | kṣetraṃ rakṣaṃti deveśi teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu
அவ்வாறே மற்ற எல்லா கணபதிகளும் என் ஆணைக்குக் கீழ்ப்பட்டு, தேவேசி, இப்புனிதக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தைப் பாதுகாக்கின்றனர்; அவர்களின் நாமங்களை என்னிடமிருந்து கேள்.
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devēśī (Pārvatī/Devī)
Scene: A goddess addressed as Devēśī listens as a divine speaker enumerates gaṇa-chiefs who guard Prabhāsa; the kṣetra appears as a luminous mandala with boundary-gates watched by attendants.
FAQs
The holiness of Prabhāsa is upheld by divine order: Śiva’s gaṇas actively guard the kṣetra, emphasizing its exceptional spiritual jurisdiction.
Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a protected sacred domain with appointed guardians.
No direct practice is stated; the verse introduces a forthcoming catalog of guardian names, useful for kṣetra-smaraṇa (remembrance) and devotional recitation.