Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
विघ्नैरालोड्यमानोऽपि यः प्रभासं न मुंचति । स मुंचति जरां मृत्युं जन्मचक्रमशाश्वतम्
vighnairāloḍyamāno'pi yaḥ prabhāsaṃ na muṃcati | sa muṃcati jarāṃ mṛtyuṃ janmacakramaśāśvatam
رکاوٹیں اگرچہ اسے ہلا دیں اور ستائیں، پھر بھی جو پربھاس کو نہیں چھوڑتا، وہ بڑھاپے اور موت سے، اور بار بار جنم کے نہ ختم ہونے والے چکر سے رہائی پا لیتا ہے۔
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī, inferred from nearby vocative 'devi/mahādevi')
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka facing storms of ‘vighnas’—wind, rain, inner doubts, hostile figures—yet standing firm at Prabhāsa with the temple spire behind; the wheel of births depicted faintly breaking apart.
FAQs
Steadfast devotion to Prabhāsa despite difficulties becomes a direct cause for freedom from saṃsāra—old age, death, and repeated birth.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as a place where perseverance itself bears liberating fruit.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on unwavering residence/commitment to the kṣetra even amid obstacles.