Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
बभूव तेषां प्रत्यक्ष ऋषीणां पापनाशनः । उवाच प्रणतान्सर्वान्किं वा कार्यं हृदि स्थितम्
babhūva teṣāṃ pratyakṣa ṛṣīṇāṃ pāpanāśanaḥ | uvāca praṇatānsarvānkiṃ vā kāryaṃ hṛdi sthitam
तेव्हा पापनाशक प्रभू त्या ऋषींसमोर प्रत्यक्ष झाले। सर्व प्रणतांना ते म्हणाले—“तुमच्या हृदयात कोणते कार्य अभिप्रेत आहे?”
Hari/Ādinārāyaṇa (implied by context; the sin-destroying Lord addressing the sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: On the Prabhāsa shore/kshetra, a circle of austere sages behold the sudden, luminous manifestation of the sin-destroying Lord, who gently questions their heart’s intent as they bow.
FAQs
Divine darśana follows sincere devotion; the Lord invites the devotee’s intention and responds compassionately.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is implied as the sacred locale where the Lord becomes directly manifest to sages.
None explicitly; the scene emphasizes praṇāma (bowing) and devotional approach to the Lord.