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
ঈশ্বর বললেন—তখন ব্রহ্মা তাদের মুক্ত করলেন, আর সেখানে অবস্থানকারী মহা-নদীগুলি প্রবাহিত হল। সকল মুনিকে শান্ত করে ব্রহ্মা এই বাক্য পুনঃপুনঃ বললেন।
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.
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