Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि यदि पृच्छसि मां शुभे । आस्तिकाः श्रद्दधानाश्च भवंतीति मतिर्मम
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yadi pṛcchasi māṃ śubhe | āstikāḥ śraddadhānāśca bhavaṃtīti matirmama
自在天（Īśvara）说道：听着，女神啊；既然你来问我，吉祥者，我将为你开示。依我所知，你具足信心与虔诚的信受。
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)
Scene: Śiva begins his discourse: seated like a guru, right hand in teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā), Pārvatī attentive; the atmosphere is auspicious and calm, as if a sacred lecture begins near the tīrtha.
FAQs
Śraddhā (trust) and āstikya (faith in dharma) are presented as inner qualifications for receiving sacred tīrtha teachings.
Prabhāsakṣetra forms the narrative setting; the Lord’s explanation will connect events to specific tīrthas therein.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse establishes the pedagogical and devotional context for the māhātmya.
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