Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
योऽसौ देवगणाध्यक्षः साक्षाच्च त्रिपुरान्तकः । गजरूपं समाश्रित्य ह्युन्नते जगति स्थितः । प्राभासिके महाक्षेत्रे गणानां कोटिभिर्वृतः
yo'sau devagaṇādhyakṣaḥ sākṣācca tripurāntakaḥ | gajarūpaṃ samāśritya hyunnate jagati sthitaḥ | prābhāsike mahākṣetre gaṇānāṃ koṭibhirvṛtaḥ
وہی دیوگنوں کا سردار ہے، اور حقیقت میں تریپورانتک خود ہے؛ ہاتھی کا روپ دھار کر وہ دنیا میں بلند شان سے قائم ہے—پرَبھاس کے مہاکشیتر میں، کروڑوں گنوں سے گھرا ہوا۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prābhāsika Vināyaka (Gaṇādhyakṣa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A majestic Vināyaka/gaṇādhyakṣa, equated with Tripurāntaka, stands exalted in Prabhāsa in elephant form, encircled by countless gaṇas—an overwhelming vision of divine host and protection.
FAQs
The sacred place reveals divine manifestation—cosmic Śaiva power is present and approachable through the deity’s form.
Prabhāsa Mahākṣetra, where the elephant-form deity is described as enthroned amid hosts of gaṇas.
No explicit rite; the verse provides theological identification and the majesty of the presence at the site.