Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
युक्तं रथं दिव्यमादित्यवर्णं भयावहं पश्यतो दारुकस्य । ते सागरस्योपरिष्टाद्वर्तमानान्मनोजवांश्चतुरो वाजिमुख्यान्
yuktaṃ rathaṃ divyamādityavarṇaṃ bhayāvahaṃ paśyato dārukasya | te sāgarasyopariṣṭādvartamānānmanojavāṃścaturo vājimukhyān
وبينما كان داروكا ينظر، ظهر مركبٌ إلهيٌّ مهيبٌ مخيف، لونه كلون الشمس؛ وقد شُدَّ إلى أربعةٍ من خيرة الجياد، سريعةٍ كالفكر، تسير فوق سطح المحيط.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dāruka stands watching as a sun-hued, fearsome divine chariot appears above the ocean, yoked to four mind-swift horses; the sea below glitters, wind and spray rising.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray the cosmos responding to destiny through visions and signs; such moments call for humility and readiness to follow dharma’s direction.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, oriented toward the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual appears in this verse.