Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
ईश्वर उवाच । त्रेतायुगे च दशमे मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य हि । संजातो रोहिणीनाथो युक्तो दुर्वाससा प्रिये
īśvara uvāca | tretāyuge ca daśame manorvaivasvatasya hi | saṃjāto rohiṇīnātho yukto durvāsasā priye
ईश्वर म्हणाले— हे प्रिये! त्रेतायुगात वैवस्वत मनूच्या दहाव्या (कालखंडात) रोहिणीनाथ (चंद्र) जन्मला, आणि तो दुर्वासांसह संयुक्त होता।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chronological setting for Candra’s later worship)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara narrates cosmic time: a symbolic tableau of Tretā-yuga and the tenth period of Vaivasvata Manu; Candra’s birth is shown with Durvāsas nearby, indicating ascetic association.
FAQs
Tīrtha narratives are anchored in sacred time—yugas and manvantaras—showing dharma’s continuity across cosmic cycles.
Prabhāsakṣetra, whose sacred history is being dated within Tretāyuga and Vaivasvata Manvantara.
None directly; the verse establishes chronology and key figures (Moon and Durvāsas) for the upcoming ritual account.