Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
तमात्तं विह्वलं दृष्ट्वा निषीदेत्यब्रुवन्किल । निषादो वंशकर्ता वै तेनाभूत्पृथुविक्रमः
tamāttaṃ vihvalaṃ dṛṣṭvā niṣīdetyabruvankila | niṣādo vaṃśakartā vai tenābhūtpṛthuvikramaḥ
Le voyant terrifié et tremblant, ils lui dirent : « Assieds-toi », rapporte-t-on. Ainsi fut-il connu sous le nom de Niṣāda, fondateur d’une lignée ; et de cette lignée naquit le vaillant Pṛthu.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A frightened figure is steadied by elders who gesture him to sit; the moment becomes an etiological naming scene, foreshadowing a heroic descendant.
FAQs
Dharma reconstitutes society through ordered lineages and righteous leadership; Pṛthu’s emergence signals restoration after Vena’s adharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra remains the overarching sacred locus; this genealogical account functions as part of its māhātmya narrative fabric.
None.