Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
जगत्प्रभुर्लोककर्ता सत्त्वमूर्तिर्महाप्रभः । आगतश्चाष्टवर्षस्तु क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके शुभे
jagatprabhurlokakartā sattvamūrtirmahāprabhaḥ | āgataścāṣṭavarṣastu kṣetre prābhāsike śubhe
জগতপ্ৰভু, লোককৰ্তা, সত্ত্বমূৰ্তি মহাপ্ৰভ—তেওঁ শুভ প্ৰভাস ক্ষেত্ৰলৈ অষ্টবয়সীয়া বালকৰূপে আগমন কৰিলে।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Brahmā’s advent locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Brahmā, radiant and serene, arrives in the auspicious Prabhāsa field as an eight-year-old boy—yet bearing the majesty of the world-creator; pilgrims and sages witness the paradox of childlike form and cosmic authority.
FAQs
Divine power may manifest in humble, youthful form; purity (sattva) and creative lordship are inseparable in Brahmā’s portrayal.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the auspicious sacred field associated with Somanātha and Brahmā’s presence.
No explicit ritual; the verse provides mythic-hagiographic context for darśana and veneration at Prabhāsa.