Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
यदा प्राभासिके क्षेत्रे ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । आगतश्चाष्टवर्षस्तु बालरूपी तदोच्यते
yadā prābhāsike kṣetre brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | āgataścāṣṭavarṣastu bālarūpī tadocyate
เมื่อพระพรหมา ผู้เป็นปิตามหะแห่งโลกทั้งหลาย เสด็จมาสู่เกษตรศักดิ์สิทธิ์ปราภาสิกะ ในกาลนั้นพระองค์ถูกกล่าวว่าอยู่ในรูปเด็ก—มีวัยแปดปี
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing the explanation)
Tirtha: Prābhāsika-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Brahmā, lokapitāmaha, arrives at Prabhāsa and appears as an eight-year-old child—four-faced yet childlike, seated on a small lotus, surrounded by astonished devas and pilgrims; the kṣetra glows with rejuvenating light.
FAQs
In a mahā-kṣetra, even the highest beings display humility and transformation, highlighting the place’s divine potency.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prābhāsika kṣetra).
None; the verse describes a sacred phenomenon associated with entering the kṣetra.