Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
तां दृष्ट्वा यौवनप्राप्तां स्वां सुतां देवरूपिणीम् । उवाच राजा संमन्त्र्य पुत्र्यर्थं सह मन्त्रिभिः
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā yauvanaprāptāṃ svāṃ sutāṃ devarūpiṇīm | uvāca rājā saṃmantrya putryarthaṃ saha mantribhiḥ
ദേവീസദൃശമായ ദീപ്തിയോടെ യൗവനം പ്രാപിച്ച തന്റെ പുത്രിയെ കണ്ട രാജാവ് മന്ത്രിമാരോടു കൂടെ ആലോചിച്ചു, പിന്നെ പുത്രിയുടെ ഭാവിയെക്കുറിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king in court beholds his youthful, radiant daughter; ministers stand nearby as he confers about her future, with Prabhāsa’s sacred coastal aura implied.
FAQs
Major life decisions should follow dharmic deliberation—seeking wise counsel and acting responsibly.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra provides the sacred narrative frame, even when the verse focuses on royal duty.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it introduces the dharmic deliberation leading toward marriage arrangements.