Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
अहं ज्येष्ठो ह्यहं ज्येष्ठो वादोऽभूद्धरब्रह्मणोः । द्वयोर्विवदतोः क्रोधात्संजातोऽहं मुखात्प्रभो
ahaṃ jyeṣṭho hyahaṃ jyeṣṭho vādo'bhūddharabrahmaṇoḥ | dvayorvivadatoḥ krodhātsaṃjāto'haṃ mukhātprabho
“Akulah yang tertua—benar, akulah yang tertua!” Maka timbullah pertikaian antara Hara dan Brahmā. Dari amarah kedua-duanya ketika berdebat, wahai Tuhan, aku pun lahir dari mulut.
Unspecified first-person speaker (a being born from the dispute of Hara and Brahmā; not identified in snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hara and Brahmā argue fiercely, their faces flushed; from the mouth (speech-fire) a new figure manifests, embodying the heat of dispute.
FAQs
Egoic rivalry among powers gives rise to disruptive forces; harmony among divine principles is upheld as dharma.
The narrative belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, framing the kṣetra’s greatness within cosmic events.
No ritual is prescribed in this verse.