Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 171
मधुकैटभयोः पूर्वं मेदोमांसपरिप्लुता । वसुन्धारयते यस्माद्वसुधा तेन कीर्तिता
madhukaiṭabhayoḥ pūrvaṃ medomāṃsapariplutā | vasundhārayate yasmādvasudhā tena kīrtitā
Sebelum (pembunuhan) Madhu dan Kaiṭabha, dia dilimpahi lemak dan daging. Oleh sebab dia menanggung ‘vasu’ (khazanah dan makhluk), maka dia dipuji sebagai Vasudhā.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implicit cleansing/restoration frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dramatic primordial scene: dark cosmic waters, fragments of creation, the Earth emerging and being cleansed; symbolic ‘fat and flesh’ flood rendered as swirling red-brown currents; then Earth steadies, shining as Vasudhā.
FAQs
Even when creation is depicted as chaotic, the Earth becomes the bearer of order and value—hence worthy of veneration.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse itself is an etymological praise of Earth rather than a local tirtha-detail.
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