Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51
प्रह्लाद उवाच । एतच्छ्रुत्वा सुरेन्द्रस्य वाक्यमंगिरसां वरः । चिरं ध्यात्वा जगादेदं वाक्यं देवपुरोहितः
prahlāda uvāca | etacchrutvā surendrasya vākyamaṃgirasāṃ varaḥ | ciraṃ dhyātvā jagādedaṃ vākyaṃ devapurohitaḥ
ព្រះប្រាហ្លាទបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ លឺពាក្យសំណូមពររបស់សុរេន្រ្ទ្រា នោះ អង្គិរាសដ៏ប្រសើរ—ព្រះបૃហស្បតិ (Bṛhaspati) ព្រះបុរោហិតនៃទេវតា—បានសមាធិគិតយូរ ហើយនិយាយពាក្យទាំងនេះ។
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā (introductory frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In Indra’s celestial court, Bṛhaspati—radiant and composed—pauses in deep contemplation before speaking, while Prahlāda narrates the exchange.
FAQs
It models humility and deliberation: sacred guidance about tīrtha and dharma should be sought respectfully and given thoughtfully.
Not yet named; this verse introduces Bṛhaspati’s forthcoming revelation about a Kali-avoided sacred place.
None; it is a narrative transition marking Bṛhaspati’s contemplation before giving authoritative instruction.