Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
अरणीमिव संरब्धा ममंथुर्जात मन्यवः । पृथुस्तस्मात्समुत्पन्नः कराज्ज्वलनसंनिभः
araṇīmiva saṃrabdhā mamaṃthurjāta manyavaḥ | pṛthustasmātsamutpannaḥ karājjvalanasaṃnibhaḥ
Wie Menschen das Arani-Holz zur Feuererzeugung reiben, so rührten sie es mit Inbrunst, vom Zorn erregt. Daraus erhob sich Pṛthu—flammengleich—aus der Hand.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages churn Vena’s right hand like an araṇi; sparks and a flame-like figure (Pṛthu) emerges, radiant and armed with kingly aura.
FAQs
Righteous authority is portrayed as luminous and purifying—arising to burn away the darkness created by adharma.
The narrative appears within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, contributing to the sacred prestige of the Prabhāsa region through exemplary dharma-history.
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