Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
दुर्ल्लभं सर्वमर्त्त्यानां प्रभासे तु व्यवस्थितम् । न च कश्चिद्विजानाति अशुभैः कर्मभिर्वृतः
durllabhaṃ sarvamarttyānāṃ prabhāse tu vyavasthitam | na ca kaścidvijānāti aśubhaiḥ karmabhirvṛtaḥ
ณ ประภาสะนั้น มีสิ่งอันตั้งมั่นซึ่งยากยิ่งที่ปุถุชนทั้งปวงจะเข้าถึงได้; แต่ผู้ใดถูกห่อหุ้มด้วยกรรมอัปมงคล ย่อมไม่รู้แจ้งสิ่งนั้นโดยแท้
Śiva (Someśvara/Kālāgnirudra) to Devī (Deveśī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: frame-dialogue listener (unspecified here)
Scene: A luminous Prabhāsa shrine radiating spiritual ‘durlabha’ treasure, while ordinary people pass by unaware, shadowed by dark karmic clouds; a sage points toward the unseen glory.
FAQs
Even supreme sacred merit can remain unseen when one is veiled by harmful karma; purification and right vision are needed.
Prabhāsa kṣetra, famed in the Skanda Purāṇa for Śiva’s presence and liberating merit.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse prepares the theme that Prabhāsa-darśana brings rare spiritual attainment.