Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रभासक्षेत्रविस्तरम् । रहस्यं सर्वपापघ्नं देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभम्
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi prabhāsakṣetravistaram | rahasyaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ devānāmapi durllabham
自在天（Īśvara）说道：谛听吧，女神。我将详说普拉婆娑圣域（Prabhāsa-kṣetra）的广大功德——此乃能灭尽诸罪的秘奥之法，连诸天亦难得闻受。
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva, smiling yet solemn, begins a formal revelation to Pārvatī: the ‘expanse’ (vistara) of Prabhāsa’s greatness, depicted as a radiant scroll of knowledge emanating from his speech, with Prabhāsa’s sacred shore and temple aura behind.
FAQs
Certain tīrthas carry a uniquely potent grace; hearing and honoring their māhātmya is itself purifying and spiritually rare.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, introduced as supremely purifying and esoteric.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on attentive listening to the māhātmya as a purifying act.