Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
ईश्वर उवाच । एवं श्रुत्वा तु ते विप्रा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । साधुसाध्विति जल्पंतो राजानं संप्रशंसिरे
īśvara uvāca | evaṃ śrutvā tu te viprā vismayotphullalocanāḥ | sādhusādhviti jalpaṃto rājānaṃ saṃpraśaṃsire
Īśvara bersabda: Mendengar hal itu, para brāhmaṇa itu terperanjat, mata mereka terbuka lebar; sambil berseru “Sādhu, sādhu!”, mereka memuji sang raja dengan agung.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas with widened, astonished eyes acclaiming “sādhu, sādhu” while respectfully praising a king in a sacred Prabhāsa setting.
FAQs
True accounts of tīrtha and liṅga greatness inspire faith and communal affirmation of dharmic conduct.
Prabhāsa kṣetra in the ongoing Somnātha/Someśvara-centered māhātmya narrative.
No new prescription here; it records the response of the brāhmaṇas to the king’s testimony.