Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 194
तेजसः शातनं चक्रे स्तूयमानस्य दैवतैः । देवं चक्रे समारोप्य भ्रामयामास सूत्रभृत्
tejasaḥ śātanaṃ cakre stūyamānasya daivataiḥ | devaṃ cakre samāropya bhrāmayāmāsa sūtrabhṛt
Ketika para dewa memujinya, Viśvakarmā melakukan pengurangan pada sinar kemuliaan itu. Dengan meletakkan dewa di atas roda, sang pemegang tali memutarkannya hingga berputar.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas chant hymns as Viśvakarmā mounts Sūrya upon a spinning wheel; the wheel turns like a cosmic lathe while radiance is carefully reduced.
FAQs
Power must be moderated by wisdom—tejas becomes beneficent when shaped for the good of all beings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra frames this divine event, enhancing the site’s sanctity through cosmic myth.
None directly; the verse uses craft-metaphor (wheel and cord) to narrate divine regulation.