Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152
अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा पितृणां भगवा न्प्रभुः । असुरैः श्रूयते चापि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा
aṃtakaścābhavaddogdhā pitṛṇāṃ bhagavā nprabhuḥ | asuraiḥ śrūyate cāpi punardugdhā vasundharā
Dan Antaka menjadi pemerah susu bagi para Pitṛ—tuan yang diberkati lagi berkuasa. Dan juga didengar dalam kalangan Asura bahawa sekali lagi Bumi diperah susunya semula.
Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Antaka as a formidable yet lawful figure milking the Earth-cow for the Pitṛs; Pitṛs receive offerings; in the distance, Asuras observe and transmit the tale, indicating the myth’s wide circulation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma is universal in scope: different realms and beings have their own ordained sustenance and functions.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred narrative frame, lending tīrtha-authority to the cosmological account.
No explicit prescription; the verse continues the cosmological catalog of ‘milking’ roles and recipients.