Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
भद्रा च मदिरा चैव विद्या धन्या धना शुभा । ददौ पञ्च कुबेराय पत्न्यर्थं पर्वतात्मजे
bhadrā ca madirā caiva vidyā dhanyā dhanā śubhā | dadau pañca kuberāya patnyarthaṃ parvatātmaje
Bhadrā and Madirā indeed, Vidyā, Dhanyā, and Dhanā—these five he gave to Kubera as wives, O daughter of the mountain.
Sūta (deduced; embedded address indicates a Goddess listener, likely Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī ("pārvatātmaje")
Scene: Kubera, pot-bellied and jeweled, receives five brides symbolizing auspicious wealth and learning; attendants carry treasure caskets; the giver performs kanyādāna before a small sacred fire; Prabhāsa’s temple silhouette and coastal light appear in the background.
FAQs
Prosperity (Kubera’s sphere) is framed as dharma-aligned and ‘auspicious’ when rooted in ordained cosmic order.
The passage sits within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, though the verse itself is genealogical rather than descriptive of a specific tīrtha.
None explicitly.
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