Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138
विश्वकर्म्मोवाच । आगतैव हि मे वेश्म भवता श्रूयतां वचः । विख्यातं तेजसाऽढ्यं त इदं रूपं सुदुःसहम्
viśvakarmmovāca | āgataiva hi me veśma bhavatā śrūyatāṃ vacaḥ | vikhyātaṃ tejasā'ḍhyaṃ ta idaṃ rūpaṃ suduḥsaham
Viśvakarman berkata: “Sesungguhnya tuanku telah datang ke rumahku; dengarlah kata-kataku. Wujud tuanku ini, masyhur dan sarat dengan tejas yang menyala, amat sukar untuk ditanggung.”
Viśvakarman
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahātmya audience
Scene: Viśvakarman addresses Sūrya respectfully at the threshold of a radiant workshop, gesturing toward Sūrya’s blazing form as ‘hard to endure’; tools, molten gold, and celestial architecture emphasize divine craftsmanship.
FAQs
Power (tejas) is auspicious, but without measure it becomes unendurable—dharma seeks balance, not excess.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting; the dialogue functions as māhātmya narrative within that pilgrimage frame.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse.