Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पापघ्नं सर्वजंतूनां दर्शनात्स्पर्शनादपि । तत्र कश्चिच्छुकः पूर्वं नीडं देवि चकार ह
pāpaghnaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ darśanātsparśanādapi | tatra kaścicchukaḥ pūrvaṃ nīḍaṃ devi cakāra ha
یہ سب جانداروں کے گناہوں کو مٹا دیتا ہے—صرف دیدار سے بھی اور چھونے سے بھی۔ وہاں، اے دیوی، پہلے ایک طوطے نے اپنا گھونسلا بنایا تھا۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant coastal kṣetra-temple precinct at Prabhāsa; pilgrims at a distance merely beholding the shrine while a green parrot begins to weave a nest in a high niche, suggesting even animals are drawn into the tīrtha’s field of merit.
FAQs
A true tīrtha radiates grace so widely that even simple contact—seeing or touching—purifies all beings.
Vaiśvānareśvara of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No formal rite is required here; the verse emphasizes the efficacy of darśana and sparśana.