Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 140
रूपार्थं चरतेऽरण्यं चरंती सुमहत्तपः । मतं मे ब्रह्मणो वाक्याद्यदि ते देव रोचते । रूपं निर्वर्त्तयाम्यद्य तव कांतं दिवस्पते
rūpārthaṃ carate'raṇyaṃ caraṃtī sumahattapaḥ | mataṃ me brahmaṇo vākyādyadi te deva rocate | rūpaṃ nirvarttayāmyadya tava kāṃtaṃ divaspate
«En quête d’une forme convenable, elle demeure dans la forêt, accomplissant de très grandes austérités. Selon l’injonction de Brahmā, telle est ma pensée : si cela te plaît, ô Deva—ô seigneur du jour—aujourd’hui même je façonnerai pour toi une forme aimée et charmante.»
Viśvakarman
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahātmya audience
Scene: Viśvakarman proposes crafting a pleasing form for Sūrya by Brahmā’s directive; the workshop glows with molten gold and celestial instruments; Sūrya stands radiant yet receptive, signaling consent to transformation.
FAQs
Divine order is maintained through wise adjustment—power guided by dharma becomes beneficent rather than harmful.
The episode is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, using Sūrya’s story to magnify the sanctity of the Prabhāsa pilgrimage landscape.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights tapas and divine ordinance rather than a pilgrim’s ritual.