Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
प्रभासस्य तु सा भार्या वसूनामष्टमस्य च । विश्वकर्मा सुतस्तस्य शिल्पकर्त्ता प्रजापतिः
prabhāsasya tu sā bhāryā vasūnāmaṣṭamasya ca | viśvakarmā sutastasya śilpakarttā prajāpatiḥ
അവൾ വസുക്കളിൽ അഷ്ടമനായ പ്രഭാസന്റെ ഭാര്യയായിരുന്നു. അവളുടെ പുത്രൻ വിശ്വകർമ്മാ—ശില്പങ്ങളുടെ കർത്താവ്, പ്രജാപതി—ജനിച്ചു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer/disciple figure
Scene: Prabhāsa (as a radiant Vasu) with his wife; from them emerges Viśvakarmā holding tools—measuring cord, chisel, and a miniature temple—while celestial beings witness the birth of sacred craft.
FAQs
Creative power (śilpa/creation) is sacred: Viśvakarmā’s lineage is rooted in divine order, mirroring how holy places embody cosmic design.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is reinforced through the figure Prabhāsa (Vasu), suggesting the site’s name and sanctity are cosmic in origin.
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