Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
किमर्थमागतस्तत्र कस्मिन्काले सुरोत्तमः । कथं स पूज्यो विप्रेंद्रैस्तिथौ कस्यां क्रमाद्वद
kimarthamāgatastatra kasminkāle surottamaḥ | kathaṃ sa pūjyo vipreṃdraistithau kasyāṃ kramādvada
அந்த தேவர்களில் சிறந்தவர் அங்கே எதற்காக வந்தார்? எந்த காலத்தில் வந்தார்? மேலும் பிராமணர்களில் முதன்மையோர் அவரை எந்த திதியில், எவ்வாறு வழிபட வேண்டும்—வரிசையாகச் சொல்லுங்கள்।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Mahātīrtha (Brahmā-sthāna inquiry)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī presses for details: why Brahmā came, when he arrived, and the exact tithi and method by which leading brāhmaṇas should worship him; a didactic, ritual-manual tone in a sacred setting.
FAQs
Purāṇic devotion is orderly: it asks for purpose, time, and correct ritual method aligned with sacred calendar and place.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, with the narrative focusing on Brahmā’s presence and worship within that tīrtha-region.
The verse requests details of pūjā by brāhmaṇas and the relevant tithi, signaling a calendrical worship observance (details follow in subsequent verses).