Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
यावंति देहरोमाणि इन्द्रास्तावन्त एव च । क्रमादिन्द्रे विनष्टे तु तल्लोमपतनं भवेत्
yāvaṃti deharomāṇi indrāstāvanta eva ca | kramādindre vinaṣṭe tu tallomapatanaṃ bhavet
Sebanyak rambut pada tubuh, sebanyak itu pula Indra. Dan ketika tiap Indra binasa menurut urutan, maka sehelai rambut yang sepadan pun gugur.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Lomaśeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary tableau: innumerable Indras appear like sparks across a cosmic body; as each Indra’s term ends, a single hair falls—symbolizing the minute yet inevitable markers of time’s passage.
FAQs
It frames longevity and time as governed by cosmic order, where even the rule of Indra is cyclical and impermanent.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of the Lomaśeśvara shrine’s greatness.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it provides a cosmological explanation linked to Lomaśa’s extraordinary lifespan.