Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
नास्ति ब्रह्मसमो देवो नास्ति ब्रह्मसमो गुरुः । नास्ति ब्रह्मसमं ज्ञानं नास्ति ब्रह्मसमं तपः
nāsti brahmasamo devo nāsti brahmasamo guruḥ | nāsti brahmasamaṃ jñānaṃ nāsti brahmasamaṃ tapaḥ
Il n’est point de dieu égal à Brahmā; il n’est point de guru égal à Brahmā. Il n’est point de connaissance égale à Brahmā, ni d’austérité (tapas) égale à Brahmā.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Brahmabhāga/Brahmā-sthāna in Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A contemplative tableau: Brahmā enthroned on a lotus, holding Vedas; around him, symbols of knowledge (manuscripts, rosary) and tapas (fire, ascetic implements). The verse reads like a hymn inscribed on a temple wall at Prabhāsa.
FAQs
It extols Brahmā as the archetype of divinity, teaching, knowledge, and austerity—encouraging reverence for the cosmic source of dharma and Vedic wisdom.
Indirectly, the Brahmā-associated sacred region in Prabhāsa (the chapter’s Brahmakuṇḍa/Unnata-sthāna context) is glorified through Brahmā’s praise.
No direct rite; it functions as a stuti (hymn of praise) supporting Brahmā-worship at the tīrtha.