Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
क्षेत्रस्य मध्ये यद्देवि मम गर्भगृहं स्मृतम् । तस्य नामानि ते देवि कथितान्यनुपूर्वशः
kṣetrasya madhye yaddevi mama garbhagṛhaṃ smṛtam | tasya nāmāni te devi kathitānyanupūrvaśaḥ
โอ้เทวี ในท่ามกลางเกษตรศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ มีสิ่งที่ระลึกกันว่าเป็น ‘ครรภคฤหะ’ ของเรา คือมณฑปชั้นในอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์. โอ้เทวี นามทั้งหลายของที่นั้นได้กล่าวแก่เธอตามลำดับแล้ว
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra garbhagṛha (central sanctum)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A direct view into the dim, lamp-lit garbhagṛha at the kṣetra’s center; the deity’s presence is suggested by a radiant core, while the previously named zones appear as concentric corridors leading inward.
FAQs
The holiness of Prabhāsa is centered on the divine sanctum, and knowing its names is treated as a structured, meaningful act of devotion.
The central garbhagṛha located in the heart of Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Implicit prescription: learning/reciting the sanctum’s names in proper order as a devotional practice.