Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
अथोचुस्त्रिदशाः सर्वे सुप्रीता भरतं नृपम् । तुष्टास्तव महाबाहो यज्ञैः संतर्पिता वयम् । वरं वृणीष्व राजेंद्र यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते
athocustridaśāḥ sarve suprītā bharataṃ nṛpam | tuṣṭāstava mahābāho yajñaiḥ saṃtarpitā vayam | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva rājeṃdra yatte manasi varttate
Da sprachen alle Götter, hoch erfreut, zu König Bharata: „O Starkarmiger, wir sind zufrieden, durch deine Opfer genährt. O König der Könige, wähle eine Gabe, was immer in deinem Herzen weilt.“
Tridaśas (the Devas)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daśāśvamedhika context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhāminī
Scene: A celestial assembly of tridaśas appears before Bharata at the yajña site, praising him and inviting him to choose a boon; the atmosphere is luminous with sacrificial smoke and divine radiance.
FAQs
Ritual responsibility performed in a sacred place yields harmony with the divine order, symbolized by the devas’ satisfaction and their readiness to bless.
The Daśāśvamedhika tīrtha setting, where Bharata’s sacrifices took place.
Yajñas (sacrifices) that propitiate the devas; the verse highlights the resulting boon-bestowal.