Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
तमात्तं विह्वलं दृष्ट्वा निषीदेत्यब्रुवन्किल । निषादो वंशकर्ता वै तेनाभूत्पृथुविक्रमः
tamāttaṃ vihvalaṃ dṛṣṭvā niṣīdetyabruvankila | niṣādo vaṃśakartā vai tenābhūtpṛthuvikramaḥ
Als sie ihn furchtsam und zitternd sahen, sprachen sie, wie berichtet wird: „Setz dich.“ So wurde er Niṣāda genannt, ein Begründer eines Geschlechts; und aus diesem Geschlecht ging der tapfere Pṛthu hervor.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A frightened figure is steadied by elders who gesture him to sit; the moment becomes an etiological naming scene, foreshadowing a heroic descendant.
FAQs
Dharma reconstitutes society through ordered lineages and righteous leadership; Pṛthu’s emergence signals restoration after Vena’s adharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra remains the overarching sacred locus; this genealogical account functions as part of its māhātmya narrative fabric.
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