Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
पुरा द्वापरसंधौ च प्रविष्टे तु कलौ युगे । नारदस्तु समागत्य क्षेत्रं प्राभासिकं शुभम् । संचकार तपश्चोग्रं तत्र लिंगसमीपतः
purā dvāparasaṃdhau ca praviṣṭe tu kalau yuge | nāradastu samāgatya kṣetraṃ prābhāsikaṃ śubham | saṃcakāra tapaścograṃ tatra liṃgasamīpataḥ
Thuở xưa, vào lúc giao thời của Dvāpara khi Kali-yuga vừa khởi, Nārada đến thánh địa Prābhāsika cát tường và thực hành khổ hạnh mãnh liệt tại đó, gần bên liṅga.
Śiva (deduced ongoing narration within the same passage)
Tirtha: Prābhāsika-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Nārada arrives at the auspicious Prabhāsa field at the dawn of Kali, sits near the liṅga in austere posture, matted hair and vīṇā set aside, surrounded by a charged, twilight-like atmosphere of yuga change.
FAQs
Even in the onset of Kali-yuga, sages seek refuge in tīrthas; tapas performed at a sanctified liṅga-bearing site is portrayed as especially potent.
The auspicious Prābhāsika kṣetra—Prabhāsa—near the liṅga (contextually Kalkaleśvara).
Tapas (austerity/penance) performed in proximity to the liṅga is highlighted.