Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
गतो महीपः शर्यातिः कृत्स्नानंदमहोदधिः । ऋषिणा सत्कृतस्तेन सभार्यः पृथिवीपतिः । तत्रोपविष्टः कल्याणीः कथाश्चक्रे महामनाः
gato mahīpaḥ śaryātiḥ kṛtsnānaṃdamahodadhiḥ | ṛṣiṇā satkṛtastena sabhāryaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | tatropaviṣṭaḥ kalyāṇīḥ kathāścakre mahāmanāḥ
സമ്പൂർണ്ണാനന്ദത്തിന്റെ മഹാസമുദ്രംപോലെ രാജാവ് ശർയ്യാതി അവിടെ എത്തി. ആ ഋഷി അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സത്കരിച്ചു; രാജ്ഞിയോടുകൂടെ ഭൂമിപതി ഇരുന്നു, അവിടെ മഹാമനസ്ക്കൻ മംഗളകരമായ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta-style narration)
Tirtha: Bhārgavāśrama (Cyavana-āśrama)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Inside the hermitage, the sage honors the arriving king; Śaryāti and his queen sit respectfully on kusa mats, and the king begins an auspicious dialogue in a calm, sanctified setting.
FAQs
A ruler gains merit by approaching sages with humility, accepting honourable hospitality, and engaging in auspicious dhārmic conversation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), whose māhātmya frames the meeting of Śaryāti and the sage.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it sets the scene for a yajña-related episode through proper reception of a king by a ṛṣi.