Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अवश्यं यदि दातव्यो वरो मम दिवाकर । अत्र संनिहतो देव सदा त्वं भव भास्कर
avaśyaṃ yadi dātavyo varo mama divākara | atra saṃnihato deva sadā tvaṃ bhava bhāskara
اگر مجھے لازماً کوئی ور دینا ہی ہے، اے دیواکر! اے خدا، اسی جگہ ہمیشہ حاضر رہو—اے بھاسکر، یہیں سدا قیام فرما۔
Brāhmaṇa devotee (unnamed)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (with Parṇāditya/Sūrya-sannidhi implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee petitions the radiant Sun-god at Prabhāsa: ‘Remain here forever.’ The landscape glows with coastal light; the deity’s aura settles into the kṣetra as a perpetual presence.
FAQs
The devotee seeks the sanctification of place through the deity’s constant presence, benefiting all pilgrims.
A specific locus within Prabhāsakṣetra associated with Sūrya as Parṇāditya (the “here” of the narrative).
No direct rite; it is a boon-request establishing perpetual sannidhya (divine presence) at the site.