Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
न क्वचिद्व्रजते पापं ततः प्रभासमागतः । क्षेत्रे तत्र मया दृष्टा प्राची देवी सरस्वती
na kvacidvrajate pāpaṃ tataḥ prabhāsamāgataḥ | kṣetre tatra mayā dṛṣṭā prācī devī sarasvatī
کہیں بھی گناہ دور نہ ہوا؛ اس لیے میں پربھاس آیا۔ اُس مقدس کھیتر میں میں نے مشرق رُخ دیوی سرسوتی کے درشن کیے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra; Sarasvatī-tīrtha (within kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame audience in Prabhāsa-māhātmya (not explicit)
Scene: After futile wandering, Śiva arrives at radiant Prabhāsa; in the kṣetra he beholds Sarasvatī-devī oriented to the east, luminous and welcoming.
FAQs
Not all remedies work equally; the Purāṇa elevates Prabhāsa as a uniquely effective kṣetra where divine presence makes purification certain.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with a specific sacred manifestation linked to Sarasvatī in the region.
No explicit rite; the implied instruction is to approach Prabhāsa-kṣetra for purification when other means fail.