Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
स्वर्भानुना हते सूर्ये पतितेस्मिन्दिवो महीम् । तमोऽभिभूते लोकेस्मिन्प्रभा येन प्रवर्त्तिता
svarbhānunā hate sūrye patitesmindivo mahīm | tamo'bhibhūte lokesminprabhā yena pravarttitā
ಸ್ವರ್ಭಾನು ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನು ಹೊಡೆದು, ಅವನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಿಂದ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಲೋಕವು ತಮಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾಯಿತು; ಆಗ ಪ್ರಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಚಲನೆಗೆ ತಂದವನು ಅವನೇ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied continuation of address to Mahādevī
Scene: Svarbhānu strikes the Sun; the Sun falls from heaven toward earth; the world is swallowed by darkness; then Prabhākara initiates the return of light, pushing back the gloom.
FAQs
Even when cosmic light seems eclipsed, dharmic power restores order—symbolizing the tīrtha’s role as a source of spiritual illumination.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose very theme is “prabhā” (radiance) and restoration, framed within its māhātmya.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse provides mythic justification for a revered name and sanctity.