Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
तद्गुह्यं देवदेवस्य तत्तीर्थं तत्तपोवनम् । तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा नारायणपुरोगमाः
tadguhyaṃ devadevasya tattīrthaṃ tattapovanam | tatra brahmādayo devā nārāyaṇapurogamāḥ
అదే దేవదేవుని గుహ్య ధామము; అదే తీర్థము, అదే తపోవనము. అక్కడ బ్రహ్మాది దేవతలు—నారాయణుడు ముందుండగా—నివసించి ఆరాధిస్తారు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred grove (tapovana) near the Prabhāsa coast; Brahmā and other devas stand in reverent rows, with Nārāyaṇa at the forefront; the ‘guhya’ sanctuary glows subtly, half-veiled by trees and incense haze.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is framed as a divine ‘secret’ field where even the highest deities gather—affirming the supremacy of tīrtha and tapas joined together.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (and its sacred precincts), described as the Devadeva’s guhya-tīrtha and tapovana.
Tapas-oriented residence and worship are implied through the designation “tapovana” (grove of austerity).