Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75
भवत्सु भृत्यभावेन वर्त्तमाना हितैषिणः । ते चान्ये च तथा पौरा नावसीदंति कर्हिचित्
bhavatsu bhṛtyabhāvena varttamānā hitaiṣiṇaḥ | te cānye ca tathā paurā nāvasīdaṃti karhicit
يخدمونكم بروحِ الخَدَمِ الأوفياءِ، راغبينَ في صلاحِكم؛ فهُم—وكذلكَ الآخرونَ من أهلِ المدينة—لا يقعونَ في كربٍ قطّ في أيِّ حين.
Soma
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prosperous coastal sacred town at Prabhāsa: townspeople in orderly service—offering water, lamps, and guidance to visitors—while elders bless them; the mood is calm welfare and collective devotion.
FAQs
Where ruler and people act with mutual goodwill and dharma-minded service, society remains steady—prosperity is safeguarded by ethical harmony.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the Someśvara-linked account, depicted as a stable, protected sacred settlement.
No explicit ritual; it highlights civic dharma—hita (welfare), service, and social cohesion—as the protective rite of a community.