Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
ज्योत्स्नाभिर्भगवान्सोमो जगतो हितकाम्यया । ततस्तस्मै ददौ राज्यं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः
jyotsnābhirbhagavānsomo jagato hitakāmyayā | tatastasmai dadau rājyaṃ brahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ
Bhagavān Soma, dengan sinar rembulannya dan demi kesejahteraan dunia, mengupayakan kebaikan segenap ciptaan. Maka Brahmā—yang utama di antara para brahmavid—menganugerahkan kepadanya kedaulatan.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, serene and radiant, confers sovereignty upon Soma; Soma’s moonbeams spread outward, touching earth and waters, symbolizing welfare.
FAQs
Authority is portrayed as earned through loka-hita (world-benefit): Soma’s nourishing light leads to divinely sanctioned sovereignty.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the narration praises cosmic offices as part of the kṣetra’s sacred greatness.
None stated; the focus is on merit (hita) and divine appointment.