Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
यथा सुराणां प्रवरो देवदेवो महेश्वरः । नदीनां च यथा गंगा वर्णानां ब्राह्मणो यथा
yathā surāṇāṃ pravaro devadevo maheśvaraḥ | nadīnāṃ ca yathā gaṃgā varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇo yathā
كما أنّ مهيشڤرا، إلهَ الآلهة، هو الأوّل بين الآلهة؛ وكما أنّ الغانغا هي الأوّل بين الأنهار؛ وكما أنّ البراهمن هو الأوّل بين الطبقات—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A triadic tableau of supremacy: Śiva as Devadeva, Gaṅgā as queen of rivers, and a serene brāhmaṇa embodying varṇa-śreṣṭhatā—used as an opening benediction before the Prabhāsa narrative unfolds.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching often establishes greatness through revered analogies—Śiva, Gaṅgā, and dharmic order are invoked to frame what follows as supreme.
The verse is part of Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; it sets up a comparison framework for proclaiming a highest principle or text in the next verse.
None explicitly; it is a laudatory (stuti) setup using hierarchical comparisons.