Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
महदाश्चर्यमेवैतत्तव चेतसि वर्त्तते । आदिष्टा तु मया बाला सर्वं ते कथयिष्यति
mahadāścaryamevaitattava cetasi varttate | ādiṣṭā tu mayā bālā sarvaṃ te kathayiṣyati
“Perkara ini tampak sebagai suatu keajaiban besar dalam hatimu. Namun gadis muda itu telah aku perintahkan—dia akan menceritakan segala-galanya kepadamu.”
Sārasvata
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual, within Prabhāsa narrative arc)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame listener
Scene: Sārasvata reassures the king with a calm gesture, indicating the maiden; the king’s face shows astonishment softening into attentive patience; the maiden stands composed, as if prepared to narrate.
FAQs
What seems wondrous becomes intelligible when truth is revealed through right instruction and honest narration.
Vastrāpathakṣetra is the sacred setting whose greatness frames the unfolding revelation.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on disclosure of the underlying cause.