Shloka 5
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
योजनानां दश द्वे च प्रभासपरिमंडलम् । मध्येऽस्य पीठिका प्रोक्ता पंचयोजनविस्तृता ॥ ५ ॥
yojanānāṃ daśa dve ca prabhāsaparimaṃḍalam | madhye'sya pīṭhikā proktā paṃcayojanavistṛtā || 5 ||
普拉婆娑（Prabhāsa）之圆域广达十二由旬；其正中央有一座圣台（pīṭhikā），所说其宽为五由旬。
Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahātmya tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Prabhāsa as a precisely defined sacred kṣetra; such measured description sanctifies the landscape and guides pilgrims to the central, most potent locus (the pīṭhikā) for worship and merit.
By highlighting the central platform within the holy field, the verse implicitly directs devotees toward a focal point for darśana, pūjā, and remembrance—core acts through which bhakti is practiced at a tīrtha.
It reflects applied sacred geography and measurement (parimāṇa) used in tīrtha-yātrā planning—practical knowledge allied to ritual procedure and site-orientation, even though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa) is explicitly taught here.