Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109
अन्या चैव तथा भद्रा जाता पुत्री महाप्रभा । संज्ञा तु पार्थिवी छाया आत्मजानां यथाकरोत्
anyā caiva tathā bhadrā jātā putrī mahāprabhā | saṃjñā tu pārthivī chāyā ātmajānāṃ yathākarot
மேலும் ‘பத்ரா’ என்ற மற்றொரு புதல்வி பிறந்தாள்; அவள் மஹாப்ரபையால் ஒளிவீசினாள். ஆனால் ஸஞ்ஞையின் புவியிலான நிழல் (சாயா) அந்தக் குழந்தைகளைத் தன் விருப்பம்போல் நடத்தினாள்।
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; traditionally Sūta-style narration to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhadrā is born radiant; beside her, Chāyā—an earthly shadow of Saṃjñā—stands with ambiguous expression, treating the children with partiality, hinting at domestic tension under divine circumstances.
FAQs
Household dharma requires fairness and compassion; partial conduct toward children becomes a seed of later conflict.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sits within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.
None in this verse.