Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
विनायकोपसर्गाश्च दश दोषास्तथा परे । एवं क्षेत्रं तु रक्षंति पापिनां दुष्टचेतसाम्
vināyakopasargāśca daśa doṣāstathā pare | evaṃ kṣetraṃ tu rakṣaṃti pāpināṃ duṣṭacetasām
Những tai ương của Vināyaka cùng mười lỗi khác nữa—chính như vậy mà chúng canh giữ thánh địa, bảo hộ nơi ấy khỏi kẻ tội lỗi mang tâm ý hiểm ác.
Śiva (continuation to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (guarded precinct)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: At the boundary of the sacred region, Vināyaka’s upasargas and a set of ten personified faults stand like sentinels; sinners recoil, while sincere pilgrims pass with folded hands toward the shining shrine.
FAQs
Holy places preserve their sanctity through dharmic safeguards; impure intention invites obstacles rather than blessings.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, portrayed as spiritually protected from the approach of the wicked-minded.
No direct rite is given; the verse implies the need for purity of intention and conduct to avoid vighnas.