Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 93
प्रभासक्षेत्रं रक्षंति देवदेवस्य वै गृहम् । न कश्चिद्दुष्टबुद्ध्या तु प्रविशेदिति संस्थितिः
prabhāsakṣetraṃ rakṣaṃti devadevasya vai gṛham | na kaścidduṣṭabuddhyā tu praviśediti saṃsthitiḥ
پربھاس-کشیتر دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا کے گھر کی مانند ہے؛ دیوگن اس کی نگہبانی کرتے ہیں۔ مقررہ قاعدہ یہ ہے کہ کوئی بد نیت ہو کر اندر داخل نہ ہو۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: A sacred coastal kṣetra with a guarded temple-abode of Śiva; gaṇa-sentinels at the thresholds; pilgrims approach with folded hands while shadowy figures with hostile intent are turned away by divine guardians.
FAQs
Pilgrimage must be guided by śuddha-bhāva (pure intention); sacred places reject entry motivated by malice or wrongdoing.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, revered as the dwelling of Deva-deva (Śiva).
An ethical prescription is given: do not enter the kṣetra with duṣṭa-buddhi (wicked intent).