Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
एतत्प्राभासिकं क्षेत्रं सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तन्मध्ये पीठिका प्रोक्ता पञ्चयोजनविस्तृता
etatprābhāsikaṃ kṣetraṃ sarvapātakanāśanam | tanmadhye pīṭhikā proktā pañcayojanavistṛtā
กเษตรปราภาสอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง ภายในนั้นมี ‘ปีฐิกา’ คือที่ประทับศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ณ ใจกลาง กล่าวว่ากว้างไกลห้าโยชนะ
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prābhāsika-kṣetra (inner pīṭhikā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant mandala over Prabhāsa: outer ring labeled ‘Prābhāsika-kṣetra’ and an inner glowing circle labeled ‘pīṭhikā (5 yojanas)’, with pilgrims entering and shedding dark ‘pāpa’ shadows as they approach the center.
FAQs
Association with a mahā-kṣetra is purifying; the Purāṇa highlights a concentrated ‘core zone’ of heightened sanctity within the larger sacred field.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra itself, especially its inner pīṭhikā (central sacred area).
No explicit rite; it proclaims the sin-destroying power and indicates the central pilgrimage zone (pīṭhikā).