षोडशैते नृपा धन्याः प्रभासं क्षेत्रमाश्रिताः । वृषध्वजेशमाराध्य यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा दिवं गताः
ṣoḍaśaite nṛpā dhanyāḥ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāśritāḥ | vṛṣadhvajeśamārādhya yajñairiṣṭvā divaṃ gatāḥ
Mười sáu vị vua phước đức ấy, nương tựa thánh địa Prabhāsa, đã làm vui lòng Chúa Vṛṣadhvaja; sau khi cử hành các lễ tế, liền đạt đến cõi trời.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (kathā-śrotṛs)
Scene: Sixteen crowned kings stand on the sandy-littoral sacred ground of Prabhāsa, facing a Śiva-liṅga/temple bannered with the bull-emblem; sacrificial fires blaze, priests chant, and the kings are shown ascending toward a luminous svarga path.
Resorting to a sacred kṣetra and worshipping Śiva with dharmic rites leads to exalted spiritual reward.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhās), explicitly named.
Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Vṛṣadhvaja-Śiva and performance of yajñas (sacrificial rites).
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