Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रहस्त उवाच । राक्षसेश महाबाहो शिवक्षेत्रं निजं प्रभो । प्रभासेति समाख्यातं गणगन्धर्वसेवितम्
prahasta uvāca | rākṣaseśa mahābāho śivakṣetraṃ nijaṃ prabho | prabhāseti samākhyātaṃ gaṇagandharvasevitam
Sinabi ni Prahasta: “O panginoon ng mga rākṣasa, makapangyarihang bisig na ginoo—ito ang sariling banal na kṣetra ni Śiva. Ito’y tanyag na tinatawag na ‘Prabhāsa,’ at pinaglilingkuran ng mga gaṇa ni Śiva at ng mga gandharva.”
Prahasta
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rākṣaseśa
Scene: Prahasta proclaims before the rākṣasa-lord: ‘This is Prabhāsa, Śiva’s own kṣetra,’ while ethereal gaṇas and gandharvas appear in the air, indicating perpetual attendance.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is defined by divine ownership—Prabhāsa is proclaimed as Śiva’s own realm, worthy of reverence.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, explicitly named and praised as Śiva’s sacred domain.
No explicit prescription; the verse establishes the site’s identity and sanctity.