Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
प्रभासस्य तु सा भार्या वसूनामष्टमस्य च । विश्वकर्मा सुतस्तस्य शिल्पकर्त्ता प्रजापतिः
prabhāsasya tu sā bhāryā vasūnāmaṣṭamasya ca | viśvakarmā sutastasya śilpakarttā prajāpatiḥ
She was the wife of Prabhāsa, the eighth among the Vasus. Her son was Viśvakarmā, the cosmic artisan—Prajāpati, maker of crafts.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer/disciple figure
Scene: Prabhāsa (as a radiant Vasu) with his wife; from them emerges Viśvakarmā holding tools—measuring cord, chisel, and a miniature temple—while celestial beings witness the birth of sacred craft.
FAQs
Creative power (śilpa/creation) is sacred: Viśvakarmā’s lineage is rooted in divine order, mirroring how holy places embody cosmic design.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is reinforced through the figure Prabhāsa (Vasu), suggesting the site’s name and sanctity are cosmic in origin.
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