Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
देव्युवाच । यदेतद्भवता प्रोक्तं माहात्म्यं सूर्यदैवतम् । तन्मे विस्तरतो ब्रूहि देवदेव जगत्पते
devyuvāca | yadetadbhavatā proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ sūryadaivatam | tanme vistarato brūhi devadeva jagatpate
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Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādeva (Śiva)
Scene: Devī, seated in reverent posture, asks Mahādeva to expand the Sun-deity’s greatness connected to Prabhāsa; the setting suggests a sacred coastal kṣetra with temple silhouettes and radiant solar motifs.
FAQs
True devotion seeks deeper understanding; inquiry into māhātmya is honored as a path to clearer faith and practice.
The context remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, now turning toward a fuller exposition of Sūrya’s māhātmya.
None; it is a narrative prompt—Devī requests an expanded teaching on the Sun’s glory.