Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
रामोंऽबरीषो मांधाता दिलीपोऽथ भगीरथः । सुहोत्रो रंतिदेवश्च ययातिः सगरस्तथा
rāmoṃ'barīṣo māṃdhātā dilīpo'tha bhagīrathaḥ | suhotro raṃtidevaśca yayātiḥ sagarastathā
इसी प्रकार राम, अम्बरीष, मांधाता, दिलीप और भगीरथ; सुहोत्र, रंतिदेव, ययाति तथा सगर ने भी उसी की पूजा की।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Vṛṣadhvajeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A grand montage: Rāma with bow, Ambarīṣa with folded hands, Bhagiratha in austerity posture, Rantideva offering food, and other kings—each shown offering worship to the same Śiva-liṅga at Prabhāsa, symbolizing continuity of devotion.
FAQs
The Purāṇa presents celebrated kings as exemplars: greatness is perfected by devotion and worship of Śiva.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose Māhātmya these devotees are remembered.
Implied prescription is Śiva-upāsanā (worship), with details (like yajña, arcana) stated in nearby verses.
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