Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138
मन्वतरेष्वतीतेषु चैवमासीद्वसुन्धरा । स्वभावेनाभवत्तस्याः समानि विषमाणि च
manvatareṣvatīteṣu caivamāsīdvasundharā | svabhāvenābhavattasyāḥ samāni viṣamāṇi ca
“കഴിഞ്ഞുപോയ മന്വന്തരങ്ങളിൽ ഭൂമി ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെയായിരുന്നു; അവളുടെ സ്വഭാവം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ എവിടെയോ സമഭൂമി, എവിടെയോ വിഷമപ്രദേശങ്ങളും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.”
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative cosmic tableau: Earth shown with alternating plains and rugged regions, while subtle bands or wheels indicate passing Manvantaras—time layered over geography.
FAQs
The world’s diversity is part of cosmic order; dharma works with nature’s tendencies while guiding them toward welfare.
The Māhātmya’s frame is Prabhāsa-kṣetra; this cosmological note supports the sanctity of the region by embedding it in primordial history.
None.