Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
त्रिपादं तु महाकायं स्थूलशीर्षं महाहनुम् । एवंविधं सुतं दृष्ट्वा विरूपं रूपतस्तदा
tripādaṃ tu mahākāyaṃ sthūlaśīrṣaṃ mahāhanum | evaṃvidhaṃ sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā virūpaṃ rūpatastadā
അവൻ ത്രിപാദൻ, മഹാകായൻ, സ്ഥൂലശിരസ്സുള്ളവൻ, മഹാഹനു (ബലമുള്ള താടിയുള്ളവൻ) ആയിരുന്നു. ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള, രൂപത്തിൽ വിരൂപനായ പുത്രനെ അപ്പോൾ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ…
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gigantic, three-footed child with thick head and powerful jaw is shown; the mother’s face registers shock and sorrow at the sight of the unusual form.
FAQs
It prepares the moral contrast between appearance and destiny—Purāṇic teaching often uses form to reveal deeper karmic and cosmic roles.
The māhātmya framework is Prabhāsakṣetra; this episode is embedded in that sacred narration.
None; it is narrative description.