Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
ब्रह्मलोके स्थितः पूर्वं नारदो भगवानृषिः । तत्र दृष्ट्वा महावीणां दिव्यां तंत्र्ययुतै र्युताम्
brahmaloke sthitaḥ pūrvaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ | tatra dṛṣṭvā mahāvīṇāṃ divyāṃ taṃtryayutai ryutām
पूर्वी भगवान ऋषी नारद ब्रह्मलोकी निवास करीत. तेथे त्यांनी हजारो तंतूंनी युक्त अशी महान दिव्य वीणा पाहिली.
Īśvara (Śiva) (narrating the backstory)
Tirtha: Nāradeśvara (origin narrative begins)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In Brahmaloka, Nārada the devarṣi beholds an immense divine vīṇā with thousands of strings—an awe-filled discovery in a luminous celestial court.
FAQs
Purāṇas connect celestial happenings with earthly tīrthas, implying that sacred places mirror higher worlds.
The narrative sets up the origin of Nāradeśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, though this verse is situated in Brahmaloka.
None; it begins an origin story (kathā) explaining the shrine’s sanctity.