Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
समुद्रान्तेऽगमद्दिव्यां पुरीं महिषपालिताम् । अर्चितो हि मुनिस्तेन महिषेण महात्मना
samudrānte'gamaddivyāṃ purīṃ mahiṣapālitām | arcito hi munistena mahiṣeṇa mahātmanā
Di tepi samudra ia pergi ke sebuah kota ilahi yang diperintah oleh Mahiṣa. Sang resi pun dihormati di sana oleh Mahiṣa yang berhati agung itu.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice)
Tirtha: Samudrānta-Prabhāsa (sea-edge zone)
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (implied by earlier address)
Scene: Nārada arrives at a luminous coastal city; the ruler Mahiṣa receives him with reverence—offering arghya and a seat—while the ocean glitters behind city walls and temple spires.
FAQs
Even amidst asuric power, the sanctity of a muni is recognized—honoring sages is a marker of dharma and brings consequence in the narrative.
The wider Prabhāsa coastal sacred zone (samudrānta) frames the episode; the māhātmya emphasizes holiness tied to place and event.
Hospitality and honoring a sage (arcanā/satkāra) is implied rather than formally prescribed.