Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
तत्तथेति प्रति ज्ञातं सूर्येण वरवर्णिनि । ततः सर्वज्ञतां प्राप्तश्चित्रो मित्रकुलोद्भवः
tattatheti prati jñātaṃ sūryeṇa varavarṇini | tataḥ sarvajñatāṃ prāptaścitro mitrakulodbhavaḥ
« Qu’il en soit ainsi », acquiesça Sūrya. Alors Citra, né dans la lignée de Mitra, atteignit la connaissance totale (sarvajñatā).
Īśvara (Śiva), continuing narration (with a vocative to a female listener)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya pronounces ‘So be it’; a surge of light enters Citra, who becomes radiant—symbolizing sarvajñatā; lineage note ‘Mitra-kula’ can be shown via solar/Aditya iconography.
FAQs
Divine grace can culminate in transformative wisdom; the Purāṇa elevates jñāna as a supreme fruit of devotion.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra māhātmya, presenting the site as a field where devotion matures into realization.
No new prescription; it records the phala (result) of prior worship—attainment of sarvajñatā by the devotee.