Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
तव वाक्येन राजेंद्र मृतोऽसौ रोगवान्भवेत् । ब्रह्मपुत्रोऽप्यहं तेन पश्यामि परमेश्वरम्
tava vākyena rājeṃdra mṛto'sau rogavānbhavet | brahmaputro'pyahaṃ tena paśyāmi parameśvaram
“Dengan titahmu, wahai raja yang utama, dia akan seakan-akan mati—menjadi sakit berpenyakit. Namun oleh kuasa suci itu juga, bahkan aku—meskipun putera Brahmā—dapat memandang Tuhan Yang Maha Esa.”
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: A sage-like, Brahmā-born narrator addresses the king: the king’s command could doom the charioteer to disease, yet the tīrtha’s power grants the speaker vision of Parameśvara; the Lord’s presence is hinted as a radiant, formless majesty.
FAQs
Authority must be used carefully; sacred power reveals God, but misuse of command can cause grave harm.
Prabhāsakṣetra’s Brahmapadma context, through which even exalted beings gain Parameśvara-darśana.
No explicit rite here; it underscores consequence, sanctity, and divine vision linked to the tīrtha.