Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
न सा गतिः कुरुक्षेत्रे गंगाद्वारे त्रिपुष्करे । या गतिर्विहिता पुंसां प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनाम्
na sā gatiḥ kurukṣetre gaṃgādvāre tripuṣkare | yā gatirvihitā puṃsāṃ prabhāsakṣetravāsinām
కురుక్షేత్రం, గంగాద్వారం లేదా త్రిపుష్కరంలో లభించే గతి, ప్రభాసక్షేత్రవాసులకు విధించబడిన పరమగతికి సమానం కాదు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A comparative pilgrimage map rendered as a sacred mandala: Kurukṣetra, Gaṅgādvāra, and Tripuṣkara appear as distant luminous nodes, while Prabhāsa blazes at the center with a brighter aura; pilgrims dwell there, receiving a radiant ‘gati’ path upward.
FAQs
Residence and devotion in Prabhāsa is portrayed as yielding a spiritual destiny surpassing even renowned pan-Indian pilgrimage centers.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, explicitly compared favorably against Kurukṣetra, Gaṅgādvāra, and Tripuṣkara.
The implied discipline is kṣetra-vāsa (dwelling/residing) in Prabhāsa as a potent spiritual practice.