Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
देव्युवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश वरार्हा यदि वाप्यहम् । प्रभास क्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं पुनर्विस्तरतो वद
devyuvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa varārhā yadi vāpyaham | prabhāsa kṣetramāhātmyaṃ punarvistarato vada
Nữ Thần thưa: “Nếu Ngài hoan hỷ, lạy Chúa tể chư thiên—và nếu con xứng đáng nhận ân—xin Ngài hãy nói lại, tường tận hơn, về đại oai đức của thánh địa Prabhāsa.”
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Devī, seated in reverent posture, petitions the Lord of gods to narrate again—more fully—the greatness of Prabhāsa-kṣetra; a calm, luminous assembly setting suited to Purāṇic dialogue.
FAQs
The proper use of a boon is the pursuit of sacred knowledge—here, understanding the māhātmya of a holy place that supports dharma and devotion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), the famed sacred region associated with pilgrimage and Purāṇic sacred geography.
No direct prescription; the request is for expanded teaching about the kṣetra’s glory, typically linked to tīrtha-yātrā, snāna, and worship in later passages.