Prabhasa Khanda

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Prabhasa Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on the sacred pilgrimage site of Prabhasa and associated legends, rituals, and holy places.

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Prabhasa Khanda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture ⓘ
section of Skanda Purana ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
Skanda ⓘ
linked to: Kartikeya
associatedWithEvent Krishna’s final departure (Prabhasa episode) as per later tradition ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Prabhasa Kshetra ⓘ
linked to: Prabhas Kshetra

Saurashtra region ⓘ
contains descriptions of dana (charity) at Prabhasa ⓘ
descriptions of homa and yajna rituals at Prabhasa ⓘ
descriptions of vrata (vows) at Prabhasa ⓘ
narratives about merits of bathing at Prabhasa ⓘ
describes associated legends of Prabhasa ⓘ
holy places around Prabhasa ⓘ
sacred pilgrimage site of Prabhasa ⓘ
tirtha (pilgrimage) rituals at Prabhasa ⓘ
hasGenre Puranic literature ⓘ
hasLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
hasReligion Hinduism ⓘ
hasSubject Prabhasa ⓘ
hasTheme mythological legends ⓘ
pilgrimage merit (tirtha-mahatmya) ⓘ
ritual prescriptions ⓘ
sacred geography ⓘ
partOf Skanda Purana ⓘ
scripturalStatus part of a major Mahapurana ⓘ
textType mahatmya (glorification of a sacred place) ⓘ
usedFor guidance for pilgrimage to Prabhasa ⓘ
performance of prescribed rituals at Prabhasa ⓘ
veneratedBy Hindu pilgrims ⓘ

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Skanda Purana → hasPart → Prabhasa Khanda ⓘ