Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106
धमनीसंतताः शुष्काः श्मश्रुलाश्चर्मवाससः । उलूखलैराभरणैः शूर्पच्छत्रासनांबराः
dhamanīsaṃtatāḥ śuṣkāḥ śmaśrulāścarmavāsasaḥ | ulūkhalairābharaṇaiḥ śūrpacchatrāsanāṃbarāḥ
त्यांच्या शिरा-धमन्या उठून दिसत; ते कोरडे, दाढीवाले आणि चर्मवस्त्रधारी होते. उखळे त्यांची भूषणे होती; आणि सूप, छत्र, आसन व आच्छादन हेच त्यांचे साज-सामान होते.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Bhūtamātṛ-kathā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Piśācas with protruding dry veins, beards, skin garments; bizarre ‘ornaments’ like mortars, and gear made from winnowing baskets, umbrellas, seats, and coverings—an unsettling parade of improvised objects.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative uses vivid imagery to mark the boundary between auspicious worship and chaotic forces, underscoring the need for dhārmic regulation.
Prabhāsakṣetra, the setting for this māhātmya narrative.
No direct instruction; it continues the descriptive account of the spirit-host associated with Bhūtamātṛ.