Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
चतुष्कोणांतरा क्षेत्रमेवं मात्राप्रमाणतः । एकरात्रोषितो भूत्वा तस्य लिंगस्य सन्निधौ
catuṣkoṇāṃtarā kṣetramevaṃ mātrāpramāṇataḥ | ekarātroṣito bhūtvā tasya liṃgasya sannidhau
ดังนี้ เขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์จึงกำหนดตามมาตราเป็นบริเวณสี่เหลี่ยม ผู้ใดพักค้างหนึ่งคืน ณ สันนิธิแห่งลึงค์นั้น ย่อมได้ผลตามที่กล่าวไว้
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Ikṣvākvīśvara-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night at the liṅga: the quadrangular courtyard lit by oil lamps; pilgrims resting or sitting in meditation; the liṅga visible in sanctum glow; quiet guardians at the corners.
FAQs
Physical proximity and time spent in a consecrated space are treated as spiritually transformative acts of pilgrimage.
The measured quadrangular kṣetra surrounding the Ikṣvākvīśvara/Vṛṣabheśa Liṅga at Prabhāsakṣetra.
Ekarātra-uṣa (staying one night) in the Liṅga’s presence within the defined kṣetra.