Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
क्षुभ संचलने धातुर्निश्चला तेन निक्षुभा । भवंति ह्यथवा यस्मात्स्वांगीयाः क्षुद्विवर्जिताः
kṣubha saṃcalane dhāturniścalā tena nikṣubhā | bhavaṃti hyathavā yasmātsvāṃgīyāḥ kṣudvivarjitāḥ
‘ক্ষুভ্’ ধাতু আন্দোলন/চঞ্চলতা অর্থে; তিনি অচঞ্চল হওয়ায় ‘নিক্ষুভা’ নামে কথিতা। অথবা, কারণ তাঁর নিজ দেহজাত সন্তানগণ ক্ষুধাবর্জিত হয়।
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued discourse)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm feminine figure symbolizing Nikṣubhā stands unmoving amid swirling winds (kṣubh) that cannot disturb her; nearby, serene children/offspring appear content, untouched by hunger.
FAQs
Steadiness (niścalatā) is praised as a spiritual quality; language itself is used to teach dharmic virtues.
The instruction is part of Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred meaning is revealed through Śiva’s speech.
No ritual instruction is given; it is a doctrinal and etymological explanation.