Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
किमेतदिति जल्पंतो ब्रह्माणं शरणं गताः । भगवंस्तापसाः सर्वे तथा ये ज्ञानशीलिनः
kimetaditi jalpaṃto brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ | bhagavaṃstāpasāḥ sarve tathā ye jñānaśīlinaḥ
“ഇതെന്ത്?” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട്, എല്ലാ തപസ്വികളും ജ്ഞാനനിഷ്ഠരും ‘ഹേ ഭഗവൻ’ എന്നു വിളിച്ച് ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചു।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame assumed)
Scene: A group of ascetics and jñāna-śīlin sages, startled and questioning, travel or mentally ascend to Brahmā’s presence; hands folded, voices raised: 'kim etat?'.
FAQs
In bewildering times, the wise seek higher guidance; taking refuge in divine wisdom is the first step toward restoring dharma.
The episode occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, connecting cosmic events to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the act emphasized is śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge and counsel.