Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
स्वयं मनुष्यवदना कथमेषा भविष्यति । सावधानैर्द्विजैर्भूयः सर्वं संचिन्त्य चोच्यताम्
svayaṃ manuṣyavadanā kathameṣā bhaviṣyati | sāvadhānairdvijairbhūyaḥ sarvaṃ saṃcintya cocyatām
«Comment pourrait-elle, d’elle-même, en venir à porter un visage humain ? Que les brāhmanes, vigilants, réfléchissent encore à tout, puis qu’ils l’énoncent.»
King (rājā)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas seated in counsel, heads bowed in thought; the mysterious doe/figure nearby; the king waits as they prepare a definitive explanation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma encourages careful deliberation (sāvadānatā) before giving judgments about the miraculous.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, where wondrous transformations form part of the māhātmya.
No explicit ritual; it prescribes thoughtful consultation and reasoned explanation by qualified brāhmaṇas.