Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
समंतान्मंडलाकारा कर्णिका सा मम प्रिया । तस्यां ये प्राणिनः सर्वे मृताः कालेन पार्वति
samaṃtānmaṃḍalākārā karṇikā sā mama priyā | tasyāṃ ye prāṇinaḥ sarve mṛtāḥ kālena pārvati
Bao quanh khắp bề, tròn như vành đĩa, là ‘Karṇikā’ ấy, điều Ta yêu quý. Trong đó, hỡi Pārvatī, mọi loài hữu tình nào chết theo dòng thời gian…
Śiva
Tirtha: Karṇikā (core precinct of Prabhāsa near Someśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A circular sacred precinct (mandala) called Karṇikā, like a lotus-center; Śiva’s affection for it is implied by protective aura; the boundary glows, suggesting that even death within is transmuted.
FAQs
Certain inner zones of a kṣetra are described as exceptionally grace-filled, where even ordinary death becomes spiritually transformative.
The Karṇikā—an inner, circular sacred core within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on the salvific status of the Karṇikā precinct.