Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
कृत्वा च प्रणयात्कोपं मया सार्द्धं वरानने । प्रभासक्षेत्रमासाद्य संस्थिता सा तपस्विनी
kṛtvā ca praṇayātkopaṃ mayā sārddhaṃ varānane | prabhāsakṣetramāsādya saṃsthitā sā tapasvinī
அழகிய முகத்தையுடையவளே! அன்பினால் என்மேல் சினம் கொண்டு அந்தத் தவஸ்வினி பிரபாசக்ஷேத்திரம் வந்து, அங்கேயே தவத்தில் உறுதியாகத் தங்கி இருந்தாள்।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as varānanā)
Scene: An ascetic goddess arrives at the luminous coastal kṣetra of Prabhāsa, leaving behind a lover’s quarrel; she stands firm in austerity amid sea-breeze, dunes, and distant temple silhouettes.
FAQs
Even intense emotion, when purified through tapas, becomes a sacred force that consecrates a place and deepens spiritual resolve.
Prabhāsakṣetra, particularly the Tapovana associated with the Goddess’s austerities.
No explicit ritual; the verse highlights tapas (austerity) and steadfast residence at the sacred field as the sanctifying act.