Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
स्वर्भानुना हते सूर्ये पतितेस्मिन्दिवो महीम् । तमोऽभिभूते लोकेस्मिन्प्रभा येन प्रवर्त्तिता
svarbhānunā hate sūrye patitesmindivo mahīm | tamo'bhibhūte lokesminprabhā yena pravarttitā
Lorsque le Soleil fut frappé par Svarbhānu et tomba du ciel sur la terre, et que ce monde fut submergé par les ténèbres, c’est lui qui remit la lumière en mouvement.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied continuation of address to Mahādevī
Scene: Svarbhānu strikes the Sun; the Sun falls from heaven toward earth; the world is swallowed by darkness; then Prabhākara initiates the return of light, pushing back the gloom.
FAQs
Even when cosmic light seems eclipsed, dharmic power restores order—symbolizing the tīrtha’s role as a source of spiritual illumination.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose very theme is “prabhā” (radiance) and restoration, framed within its māhātmya.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse provides mythic justification for a revered name and sanctity.