Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97
यद्राजा कुरुते पापं प्रमादाद्यच्च विभ्रमात् । वसन्तो ब्राह्मणा राष्ट्रे श्रोत्रियाः शमयन्ति तत्
yadrājā kurute pāpaṃ pramādādyacca vibhramāt | vasanto brāhmaṇā rāṣṭre śrotriyāḥ śamayanti tat
Quel que soit le péché que le roi commette par négligence ou égarement, les Brāhmaṇas savants—śrotriyas versés dans l’audition sacrée et la tradition—demeurant dans le royaume l’apaisent et l’annulent.
Śiva (deduced from nearby verses identifying Brāhmaṇas as Śiva’s form)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience including rulers and pilgrims
Scene: A circle of śrotriya brāhmaṇas performs a śānti-homa; flames rise gently, mantras visualized as luminous syllables; the king stands behind with humility as dark ‘sin-smoke’ dissipates into clear sky.
FAQs
The presence of Veda-grounded Brāhmaṇas functions as a spiritual safeguard for society, reducing the fallout of rulers’ errors.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic social order is praised as part of the site’s greatness.
Implied: maintaining śrotriya Brāhmaṇas who uphold śruti through recitation, rites, and dharmic conduct.