Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा यज्ञे वर्तमाने सोमस्य तु महात्मनः । ब्रह्मा सुरगणैः सार्धं प्रभासं क्षेत्रमागतः
purā yajñe vartamāne somasya tu mahātmanaḥ | brahmā suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ
قدیم زمانے میں، جب عظیم النفس سوما کا یَجْن جاری تھا، تو برہما دیوتاؤں کے لشکروں کے ساتھ پرابھاس کے مقدّس کھیتر میں تشریف لائے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A grand sacrificial arena at Prabhāsa: Soma’s yajña with blazing fire altar; Brahmā arrives on haṃsa-vāhana accompanied by devas, while sages chant; the sea/coastal horizon hints at Prabhāsa’s littoral setting.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is authenticated through sacred history—divine presence and yajña narratives establish its enduring sanctity.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra as a divine-visited field of pilgrimage.
No direct prescription; it provides mythic-historical context tied to yajña.