Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
तस्मादुत्तारयामासुः सलिलाद्ब्रह्मनंदनम् । तं दृष्ट्वा तपसा दीप्तं कैवर्त्ता भयविह्वलाः । शिरोभिः प्रणिपत्योच्चैरिदं वचनमब्रुवन्
tasmāduttārayāmāsuḥ salilādbrahmanaṃdanam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā tapasā dīptaṃ kaivarttā bhayavihvalāḥ | śirobhiḥ praṇipatyoccairidaṃ vacanamabruvan
De ces eaux, ils tirèrent le « fils de Brahman », le sage brāhmane. Le voyant flamboyer par l’austérité, les pêcheurs, saisis d’effroi, s’inclinèrent la tête en hommage et prononcèrent à haute voix ces paroles :
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing the narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (waterside)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: Fishermen pull a brāhmaṇa sage from the water; he appears radiant with austerity, eyes steady, body composed. The fishermen recoil in fear, then bow with heads lowered, hands joined, speaking loudly in supplication.
FAQs
True austerity commands reverence and can awaken humility even in those who act wrongly out of ignorance.
The event is framed within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, associating the land and waters with ascetic power.
Prostration (praṇipāta) is depicted as the immediate response of repentance and respect.