Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 148
क्षीरमासीत्तदा तेषां तपो ब्रह्म च शाश्वतम् । पुनस्ततो देवगणैः पुरंदरपुरोगमैः
kṣīramāsīttadā teṣāṃ tapo brahma ca śāśvatam | punastato devagaṇaiḥ puraṃdarapurogamaiḥ
Pada waktu itu, bagi mereka hasilnya ialah susu—tapas dan brahman (daya rohani serta pengetahuan suci) yang kekal. Kemudian sekali lagi, sesudah itu, oleh bala tentera para dewa yang dipimpin Purandara (Indra)…
Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant, ascetic-vedic vision: streams of white ‘milk’ transform into glowing syllables and fiery tapas-flames; devas assemble in the sky, led by Purandara (Indra) with vajra, receiving the subtle essence as light entering their hearts.
FAQs
True nourishment can be spiritual: tapas and sacred wisdom are portrayed as sustaining essences.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the māhātmya setting in which these cosmic exemplars are narrated.
No explicit ritual; the verse elevates austerity and sacred knowledge as dharmic ‘food’ for higher beings.