Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्कस्मान्निश्चलं जातं विमानं पुष्पकं मम । अथाऽसौ सत्वरो देवि जगाम वसुधातले
tatkasmānniścalaṃ jātaṃ vimānaṃ puṣpakaṃ mama | athā'sau satvaro devi jagāma vasudhātale
«Pourquoi donc mon vimāna Puṣpaka est-il devenu immobile ?» Alors, ô Devī, il se hâta de descendre à la surface de la terre.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rākṣaseśa (lord of rākṣasas)
Scene: A radiant Puṣpaka vimāna halts mid-sky above the sea-coast of Prabhāsa; the traveler, startled, looks down and hastens to descend toward the luminous kṣetra.
FAQs
When confronted by the sacred, inquiry and humility replace assumption and control.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the setting that compels the descent and investigation.
None; the verse narrates Rāvaṇa’s reaction and movement.