Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
गोचर्ममात्रं तत्स्थानं समंतात्परिमण्डलम् । न हि कश्चिद्विजानाति विना शास्त्रेण भामिनि
gocarmamātraṃ tatsthānaṃ samaṃtātparimaṇḍalam | na hi kaścidvijānāti vinā śāstreṇa bhāmini
وہ مقام گائے کی کھال کے برابر ہی ہے، چاروں طرف سے گول۔ اے حسین بانو، شاستر کی رہنمائی کے بغیر کوئی اسے نہیں جان پاتا۔
Śiva
Tirtha: Bhallukā Tīrtha (specific bindu/spot)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A tiny circular patch ‘cowhide-sized’ marked subtly on the ground; a learned guide points from a palm-leaf manuscript while an unknowing crowd overlooks it; Pārvatī listens.
FAQs
Sacredness may be subtle and localized; śāstra and tradition are necessary to correctly identify and honor a tīrtha.
A small, circular sacred locus within Prabhāsa Kṣetra (contextually tied to the Bhallukā Tīrtha narrative).
Reliance on śāstra (authoritative tradition) for correct tīrtha-identification; no specific rite is detailed.