Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
त्वत्सकाशं समानीतस्त्वया चैवमुदाहृतः । कथं वागनृता देव ह्यस्माकं भवता सह
tvatsakāśaṃ samānītastvayā caivamudāhṛtaḥ | kathaṃ vāganṛtā deva hyasmākaṃ bhavatā saha
„Da er in deine Gegenwart gebracht und von dir so angesprochen wurde: Wie könnte irgendein Wort unwahr sein, o Deva, wenn es von dir zu uns gesprochen wird?“
Sages (Munis), addressing Brahmā (Padmasaṃbhava)
Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: तीर्थ-महात्म्य-श्रोता (ऋषि/राजा-प्रश्नकर्ता-परम्परा)
Scene: देव-सन्निधौ वक्ता विनयेन प्रश्नं करोति—‘भवता सह कथं वागनृता?’; अग्रे देवः/ब्रह्मा, पार्श्वे ऋषयः, बालः समीपे।
FAQs
Divine speech is upheld as unfailing; faith in the Lord’s word steadies the mind and aligns one with dharma.
The broader narrative belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, praising the sanctity and dharma of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes trust in the deity’s truthful declaration.