Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
बहुमानाच्च तेनापि पूजिता विश्वकर्मणा । वर्षाणां च सहस्रं तु वसमाना पितुर्गृहे । तस्थौ पितृगृहे सा तु किंचित्कालमनिंदिता
bahumānācca tenāpi pūjitā viśvakarmaṇā | varṣāṇāṃ ca sahasraṃ tu vasamānā piturgṛhe | tasthau pitṛgṛhe sā tu kiṃcitkālamaniṃditā
Avec une grande considération, lui-même—Viśvakarman—l’accueillit par des honneurs et un culte. Ayant demeuré mille ans dans la maison paternelle, la Déesse irréprochable y resta encore quelque temps.
Narrator (continuation of Īśvara’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (rṣi/śaunaka-style frame typical of māhātmyas)
Scene: A blameless goddess/daughter, honored and received with reverence by Viśvakarmā, resides in her father’s celestial home; time stretches to a thousand years, suggesting divine temporality and serene domesticity.
FAQs
It affirms dharmic hospitality and reverence within family bonds, and portrays long endurance as part of cosmic order.
The narrative is embedded within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa), the sacred geography frame of the chapter.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse describes honoring and residence.