Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
यद्गीतं प्रवरं लोके अक्षराणां मनीषिभिः । एकोनविंशं मात्राया अक्षरं तत्प्रकीर्त्तितम्
yadgītaṃ pravaraṃ loke akṣarāṇāṃ manīṣibhiḥ | ekonaviṃśaṃ mātrāyā akṣaraṃ tatprakīrttitam
உலகில் எழுத்துகளுள் சிறந்ததாக ஞானிகள் பாடிய அந்த எழுத்தே பத்தொன்பது மாத்திரைகள் கொண்ட எழுத்து என அறிவிக்கப்படுகிறது।
Unknown (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative scene where the ‘foremost akṣara’ is visualized as a radiant seed-syllable, surrounded by a ring of nineteen mātrā-marks (like beads or rays). Sages (mānīṣibhiḥ) appear singing/intoning it, while the pilgrim listens in stillness near the sacred waters.
FAQs
Sacred sound is treated as a supreme spiritual principle; the ‘best syllable’ embodies concentrated potency recognized by the wise.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within whose māhātmya the excellence of mantra and syllable is emphasized.
A doctrinal identification of a ‘foremost syllable’ measured in mātrās, implying careful mantra recitation and metrical awareness.