Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
देवताना मृषीणां च संति स्थानान्यनेकशः । परं देव त्वया पुण्यं प्रभासं कथितं मम
devatānā mṛṣīṇāṃ ca saṃti sthānānyanekaśaḥ | paraṃ deva tvayā puṇyaṃ prabhāsaṃ kathitaṃ mama
สถานสถิตของเหล่าเทวะและฤๅษีมีอยู่มากมาย แต่ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ท่านได้กล่าวแก่ข้าพเจ้าว่า ปรภาสอันเป็นบุญนั้นประเสริฐยิ่งเหนือสิ่งอื่นใด
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee addresses the Lord/teacher, gesturing toward a radiant coastal kṣetra—Prabhāsa—where temples gleam and sages’ hermitages dot the shore.
FAQs
Among countless sacred abodes, certain kṣetras are singled out as ‘supreme’ due to their concentrated spiritual potency and salvific promise.
Prabhāsa—presented as exceptionally holy, within which Vastrāpatha Kṣetra is being discussed.
No explicit prescription; the verse transitions toward asking the reason (kāraṇa) for Prabhāsa/Vastrāpatha’s superiority.