Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
देवा अपि न जानंति तलसोत्पत्तिकारणम् । पूर्वं कृतयुगे देवि गोविन्देति प्रकीर्तितः
devā api na jānaṃti talasotpattikāraṇam | pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge devi govindeti prakīrtitaḥ
देवी, तल की उत्पत्ति का कारण देवता भी नहीं जानते। पूर्व में कृतयुग में वह ‘गोविन्द’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध था।
Īśvara
Tirtha: Tāla (Tala-svāmin / Taptodaka-svāmin context begins)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A narrator addresses Devī, describing a shrine in Prabhāsa where the Lord was once famed as Govinda in Kṛta-yuga; the atmosphere is twilight-golden with sea-breeze and temple lamps, suggesting an ancient secret being disclosed.
FAQs
Divine mysteries can transcend even celestial knowledge, and yuga-based narratives reveal the deep roots of tīrtha legends.
The developing legend pertains to Tala-svāmi within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose greatness is supported by this ancient backstory.
None explicitly; the verse establishes the antiquity and secrecy of the origin account.
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