Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
ईश्वर उवाच । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि रहस्यं परमं तव । प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं सोमेशस्य वरानने
īśvara uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ paramaṃ tava | prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyaṃ someśasya varānane
ஈசுவர் கூறினார்—வரானனே! இனி உனக்கு பரம ரகசியத்தை உரைப்பேன்; பிரபாசக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தின் மகிமையும் சோமேசனுடைய மகாத்மியமும்.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra; Somēśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Varānanā)
Scene: Śiva begins a solemn revelation to Devī: the ‘supreme secret’ of Prabhāsa-kṣetra and Somēśvara. The moment is threshold-like—before the narrative opens into detailed sthala-purāṇa and phala-śruti.
FAQs
The māhātmya of a tīrtha is presented as ‘rahasya’—a sacred teaching transmitted by divine authority for the devotee’s uplift.
Prabhāsakṣetra, with Somēśvara as its central deity.
No specific rite is stated yet; this verse marks the start of the authoritative exposition.