प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्याच्छिवरात्र्यामुपोषितः । आसीत्सुदर्शनो राजा पृथिव्यामेकराट् सुधीः
prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyācchivarātryāmupoṣitaḥ | āsītsudarśano rājā pṛthivyāmekarāṭ sudhīḥ
Nhờ uy đức của Prabhāsa Kṣetra và nhờ việc giữ chay (upavāsa) trong đêm Śivarātri, xưa kia trên cõi đất có vua Sudarśana—bậc minh triết, một mình làm đế vương tối thượng.
Īśvara (Śiva) (beginning the illustrative narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A narrative turn introduces King Sudarśana, a wise universal monarch, whose story is tied to Prabhāsa’s greatness and Śivarātri fasting.
Vrata (fasting) undertaken in a sacred geography amplifies merit and becomes a cause for prosperity and righteous rule.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, explicitly named as the source of māhātmya (greatness).
Śivarātri upavāsa (fast/observance) connected with the Prabhāsa Kṣetra tradition.