Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152
अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा पितृणां भगवा न्प्रभुः । असुरैः श्रूयते चापि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा
aṃtakaścābhavaddogdhā pitṛṇāṃ bhagavā nprabhuḥ | asuraiḥ śrūyate cāpi punardugdhā vasundharā
Und Antaka wurde der Melker der Pitṛs — der gesegnete, herrische Gebieter. Und auch unter den Asuras hört man, dass die Erde wiederum von neuem gemolken wurde.
Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Antaka as a formidable yet lawful figure milking the Earth-cow for the Pitṛs; Pitṛs receive offerings; in the distance, Asuras observe and transmit the tale, indicating the myth’s wide circulation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma is universal in scope: different realms and beings have their own ordained sustenance and functions.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred narrative frame, lending tīrtha-authority to the cosmological account.
No explicit prescription; the verse continues the cosmological catalog of ‘milking’ roles and recipients.