Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 165
तेषां वत्सो रुचिस्त्वासीद्दोग्धा पुत्रो मुनेः शुभः । शैलैस्तु श्रूयते देवि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुंधरा
teṣāṃ vatso rucistvāsīddogdhā putro muneḥ śubhaḥ | śailaistu śrūyate devi punardugdhā vasuṃdharā
Bagi mereka, Ruci menjadi anak lembu, dan putera sang muni yang mulia menjadi pemerahnya. Wahai Devī, didengar bahawa Vasundharā (Bumi) diperah lagi—kali ini demi kepentingan gunung-ganang.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A new cycle of earth-milking is announced: Ruci is named as calf; an auspicious sage’s son acts as milker; the narrative turns toward the mountains’ share in the earth’s bounty.
FAQs
Nature’s abundance is a dharmic gift when drawn forth with right agency and right purpose, not through exploitation.
The broader frame is the glory of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, though this verse focuses on cosmic origins that support the kṣetra’s sacred narrative.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse provides mythic-theological context about the Earth’s beneficence.