Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणुष्वावहिता भूत्वा पृष्टोऽहं यस्त्वयाऽधुना । निष्फलं तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि वस्तुतत्त्वं यथास्थितम्
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇuṣvāvahitā bhūtvā pṛṣṭo'haṃ yastvayā'dhunā | niṣphalaṃ tatpravakṣyāmi vastutattvaṃ yathāsthitam
ឥશ્વរៈមានព្រះវាចា៖ ចូរស្តាប់ដោយការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់។ ព្រោះឥឡូវនេះ អ្នកបានសួរខ្ញុំហើយ ខ្ញុំនឹងពន្យល់អំពីសច្ចធម៌ពិត ដូចដែលវាមាន—ថា (ពេលចូលទៅខុសវិធី) វាក្លាយជាឥតផលយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច។
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva in teacher mode instructs Devī to listen attentively; the atmosphere is contemplative, emphasizing ‘tattva as it is’ and the caution about fruitlessness of misdirected practice.
FAQs
Sacred acts must be grounded in right understanding and attention; otherwise their intended spiritual fruit is lost.
The discourse is within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, preparing to explain Prabhāsa’s unique status.
An inward prescription is given: attentive listening and seeking the truth of the practice.