Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो ब्रह्मा मुमोचाऽथ तत्रस्थाश्च महापगाः । मुक्त्वा ब्रह्मा मुनीन्सर्वान्प्रोवाचेदं पुनःपुनः
īśvara uvāca | tato brahmā mumocā'tha tatrasthāśca mahāpagāḥ | muktvā brahmā munīnsarvānprovācedaṃ punaḥpunaḥ
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: তেতিয়া ব্ৰহ্মাই সিহঁতক মুক্ত কৰিলে, আৰু তাত থকা মহাপগাসকল প্ৰবাহিত হ’ল। এইদৰে সকলো মুনিক সন্তুষ্ট কৰি ব্ৰহ্মাই এই বাক্য পুনঃপুনঃ ক’লে।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame) with emergent river-tīrthas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience within the Prabhāsa-māhātmya frame (traditionally sages such as Śaunaka’s circle)
Scene: At Īśvara’s narration, Brahmā tips the kamaṇḍalu; torrents of radiant water pour out, forming multiple rivers; sages relax, faces softened; Brahmā continues speaking with rhythmic emphasis.
FAQs
Divine actions establish tīrthas and sustain spiritual practice; sacred geography is presented as a purposeful dispensation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the great rivers are described as manifesting for sacred purposes.
Not explicit; the narrative supports subsequent acts like abhiṣeka by explaining the rivers’ release.