Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 150
क्षीरमूर्जामधु प्रोक्तं वर्तंते तेन देवताः । पितृभिः श्रूयते चापि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा
kṣīramūrjāmadhu proktaṃ vartaṃte tena devatāḥ | pitṛbhiḥ śrūyate cāpi punardugdhā vasundharā
ആ ക്ഷീരത്തെ ‘ഊർജാ’ ‘മധു’ എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ദേവതകൾ നിലനിൽക്കുന്നു. പിതൃകളിൽ നിന്നുമും കേൾക്കുന്നു—വസുന്ധര വീണ്ടും ദോഹിക്കപ്പെട്ടു എന്ന്.
Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas receiving luminous ‘milk’ labeled as ūrjā and madhu; Pitṛs in the background as venerable witnesses, hands in añjali, affirming the repeated milking of Earth; the milk appears as golden-white nectar streams.
FAQs
Sustenance is multi-layered—physical and subtle; even devas depend on ordained ‘nourishment’ (ūrjā, madhu).
The narration belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking ancestral and divine traditions to Prabhāsa’s sacred authority.
No explicit ritual; mention of Pitṛs resonates with śrāddha themes, but no procedure is stated in this verse.