Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
ततः स्वकं पदं त्यक्त्वा रम्ये पर्वतरोधसि । अथोवाच मुनीन्सर्वान्ब्रह्मा संश्लक्ष्णया गिरा
tataḥ svakaṃ padaṃ tyaktvā ramye parvatarodhasi | athovāca munīnsarvānbrahmā saṃślakṣṇayā girā
Kemudian, meninggalkan tempat duduknya sendiri di lereng gunung yang indah itu, Brahmā pun berbicara kepada semua resi dengan tutur kata yang lembut dan terukur.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Mahāpada (Great Footprint/Great Sacred Mark)
Type: peak
Scene: On a verdant mountain ledge, Brahmā rises from his seat and addresses a circle of seated sages; the atmosphere is calm, luminous, and anticipatory, with a hinted sacred imprint nearby.
FAQs
Sacred instruction is situated in sacred geography; the teacher leads seekers from question to place-based grace.
A beautiful mountain region in Arbuda-khaṇḍa is the setting; the specific sanctified ‘pada/mahāpada’ is introduced next.
No direct prescription; it frames Brahmā’s forthcoming guidance.