Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रभासक्षेत्रविस्तरम् । रहस्यं सर्वपापघ्नं देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभम्
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi prabhāsakṣetravistaram | rahasyaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ devānāmapi durllabham
ایشور نے فرمایا: سنو، اے دیوی! میں پربھاس-کشترا کی عظمت کو تفصیل سے بیان کروں گا۔ یہ ایک راز ہے جو تمام گناہوں کو مٹا دیتا ہے اور دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی دشوار الحصول ہے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva, smiling yet solemn, begins a formal revelation to Pārvatī: the ‘expanse’ (vistara) of Prabhāsa’s greatness, depicted as a radiant scroll of knowledge emanating from his speech, with Prabhāsa’s sacred shore and temple aura behind.
FAQs
Certain tīrthas carry a uniquely potent grace; hearing and honoring their māhātmya is itself purifying and spiritually rare.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, introduced as supremely purifying and esoteric.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on attentive listening to the māhātmya as a purifying act.