Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
ततः प्रासादतो देवि जाड्यात्संपतितः क्रमात् । स मृतः सहसा देवि तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे शिवस्य च
tataḥ prāsādato devi jāḍyātsaṃpatitaḥ kramāt | sa mṛtaḥ sahasā devi tasminkṣetre śivasya ca
پھر، اے دیوی، غفلت کے سبب وہ آہستہ آہستہ محل سے گر پڑا۔ اے دیوی، وہ اچانک مر گیا—اسی شیو کے مقدس کھیتر میں۔
Śiva (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: From a high palace-shrine near the dhvaja-staff, a man slips and falls due to heedlessness; the temple precinct below is bathed in sacred light, suggesting Śiva’s unseen presence even amid tragedy.
FAQs
The purāṇic vision treats sacred space as spiritually potent: even an abrupt death there can redirect destiny toward auspicious results.
Śiva’s kṣetra as praised in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).
None; the teaching is about kṣetra-prabhāva (the spiritual efficacy of place).