Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
ईश्वर उवाच । कस्मात्संक्लिश्यसे बाले कथ्यतां यद्विवक्षितम् । अहं हि भास्करोऽप्येको नानात्वं नैव विद्यते
īśvara uvāca | kasmātsaṃkliśyase bāle kathyatāṃ yadvivakṣitam | ahaṃ hi bhāskaro'pyeko nānātvaṃ naiva vidyate
ഈശ്വരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ബാലികേ, നീ എന്തിന് നിന്നെ ക്ലേശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു? പറയാൻ/ചോദിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നതു പറയുക. ഞാനേ ഭാസ്കരൻ (സൂര്യൻ) കൂടിയാണ്; സത്യത്തിൽ ഭേദമില്ല.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Prabhā
Scene: Śiva appears to the ascetic Prabhā, speaking gently yet profoundly: ‘Why torment yourself? Ask your wish. I am Bhāskara too; no multiplicity truly exists.’ The scene blends compassion with metaphysical radiance.
FAQs
The Lord affirms a vision of unity beyond apparent differences, while compassionately inviting the devotee to state her desire.
Indirectly, this dialogue forms the theological foundation for the Prabhāsa/Prabhāseśvara māhātmya.
No new ritual is prescribed; Śiva questions the need for self-torment and invites a direct statement of the devotee’s request.