Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रभास इति नाम्ना हि शिवपूजारतेन वै । स पुत्रकामो देवेशि प्रभासक्षेत्रमागतः
prabhāsa iti nāmnā hi śivapūjāratena vai | sa putrakāmo deveśi prabhāsakṣetramāgataḥ
واقعی ایک شخص تھا جس کا نام پربھاس تھا، جو شیو کی پوجا میں رَت رہتا تھا۔ اے دیویِ دیوتاؤں! بیٹے کی آرزو سے وہ پربھاس کے مقدس کھیتر میں آیا۔
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A devotee named Prabhāsa, intent on Śiva worship and longing for a son, arrives at the sacred coastal kṣetra with offerings, humility, and resolve.
FAQs
Desires are to be pursued through dharmic means—devotion, worship, and pilgrimage—rather than through harm or deception.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, approached for Śiva-worship and fulfillment of putra-kāmanā.
Śiva-pūjā (worship of Śiva) is indicated as the devotee’s practice; specific ritual details are not given here.