Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
मर्त्यान्पितॄंश्च देवांश्च तेन भूर्निक्षुभा स्मृता । यथा राज्ञी च संजाता यस्य चेयं सुता मता
martyānpitṝṃśca devāṃśca tena bhūrnikṣubhā smṛtā | yathā rājñī ca saṃjātā yasya ceyaṃ sutā matā
彼女が人々（死すべき者）と祖霊（ピトリ）と、さらには神々をも養うがゆえに、大地は「ニクシュバー（Nikṣubhā）」—飢えを退ける者—と記憶される。また彼女は、自らが生じたその根源の娘と見なされる。王妃が王家の血統に生まれるように。
Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhū-devī depicted as a regal queen-mother, sheltering three groups—humans, ancestors, and gods—under her mantle; an inscription-like motif of the name ‘Nikṣubhā’.
FAQs
Earth is sacred because she sustains all orders of beings; reverence for Bhūmi is a core Purāṇic ethic tied to dharma and gratitude.
The verse occurs within the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framing cosmic themes within that sacred geography.
No direct prescription; it supports the ritual worldview in which devas and Pitṛs are sustained through dharmic order and offerings.