Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
कृतं भवद्भिर्जानाति स्थापनं वै यथा जनः । तथा कुरु सुरश्रेष्ठ चिह्नमात्मसमुद्भवम्
kṛtaṃ bhavadbhirjānāti sthāpanaṃ vai yathā janaḥ | tathā kuru suraśreṣṭha cihnamātmasamudbhavam
«សូមឲ្យមនុស្សលោកដឹងថា ការប្រតិស្ឋាបនានេះ បានធ្វើដោយព្រះអង្គ។ ដូច្នេះ សូមព្រះអង្គ ជាទេវដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុត បង្កើតសញ្ញាមួយ ដែលកើតចេញពីអំណាចទេវភាពរបស់ព្រះអង្គផ្ទាល់»។
Śiva (Īśvara) narrating; the quoted voice is Candra addressing Brahmā
Scene: Niśānātha gestures respectfully while speaking: ‘Let a sign arise from your own power’; Brahmā listens, poised to manifest a miraculous marker; the sacred precinct hints at an emerging kuṇḍa/stepped pond.
FAQs
Sacred acts are preserved through visible ‘signs’ that inspire faith and transmit memory of divine service across generations.
Somnātha-Prabhāsa, in the context of establishing lasting proof of consecration.
A request connected to pratiṣṭhā: create a divine sign (cihna) that testifies to the consecration’s performer.