Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
प्रसार्य सुमहज्जालं सर्वे चाकर्षयन्बलात् । अथ तं च महामत्स्यं निषादा बलदर्पिताः
prasārya sumahajjālaṃ sarve cākarṣayanbalāt | atha taṃ ca mahāmatsyaṃ niṣādā baladarpitāḥ
അവർ അതിവലിയ വല വിരിച്ച് എല്ലാവരും ബലത്തോടെ വലിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ബലദർപ്പത്തിൽ മത്തനായ നിഷാദർ ഒരു മഹാമത്സ്യത്തെയും വലിച്ചെടുത്തു.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing the narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra waters
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: Fishermen spread an enormous net across shimmering waters; with coordinated pulling they haul it forcefully, exulting as a massive fish seems caught—unaware of the ascetic entangled or nearby.
FAQs
Worldly pride and forceful action set the stage for moral awakening when confronted with true tapas and sanctity.
The episode belongs to Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, situating the moral narrative within a sacred landscape.
None; the verse narrates an incident involving fishermen and a net.