Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तदुत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु श्रद्धासमन्विता । पुरा दानवशार्दूलो महिषाख्यो महाबलः
tadutpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu śraddhāsamanvitā | purā dānavaśārdūlo mahiṣākhyo mahābalaḥ
ខ្ញុំនឹងពោលអំពីកំណើតរបស់ព្រះនាងឥឡូវនេះ; ចូរស្តាប់ដោយសទ្ធា។ កាលពីបុរាណ មានវីរបុរសក្នុងចំណោមដានវៈ ដូចខ្លាធំមួយ ឈ្មោះ មហិṣាខៈ មានកម្លាំងអស្ចារ្យ។
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Yogeśvarī-sthāna (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva begins the Yogeśvarī origin tale, introducing the mighty dānava Mahiṣākha; the atmosphere shifts from pilgrimage instruction to mythic conflict prelude.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faithful attention) is presented as the proper attitude for receiving tīrtha and Devī-origin teachings.
The narrative serves the māhātmya of Yogeśvarī in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introducing her origin story.
None; it introduces a kathā (origin account) and instructs the listener to hear with faith.