Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
एकदा तस्यराजर्षेरर्द्धासनगता सती । यावत्तिष्ठति राजेंद्रमृषिस्तावदुपागतः । कण्वो नाम महातेजास्तपस्वी वेदपारगः
ekadā tasyarājarṣerarddhāsanagatā satī | yāvattiṣṭhati rājeṃdramṛṣistāvadupāgataḥ | kaṇvo nāma mahātejāstapasvī vedapāragaḥ
ذاتَ مرةٍ، وبينما كانت زوجةُ ذلك الملكِ الرِّشيّ، العفيفةُ، جالسةً على نصفِ العرش، أقبلَ إلى مجلسِ الملكِ ناسكٌ. كان هو الحكيمُ العظيمُ كَṇڤا، ذو بأسٍ ونورٍ عظيمين، زاهدًا قد أحاطَ بالڤيدا علمًا.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The queen sits on half the throne beside the king; at that very moment, Sage Kaṇva enters—matted hair, staff, water-pot—radiating tejas; courtiers rise in awe, the scene poised for a dharma decision.
FAQs
The arrival of a realized sage signals a dharmic turning point and highlights the importance of honoring holy guests (atithi).
The setting is an origin narrative within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya; the direct tīrtha reference emerges through the ensuing events.
Implicitly, atithi-satkāra (hospitality to a sage) is indicated, elaborated in the next verse via worship and arghya.