Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
सात्विकेषु च कल्पेषु माहात्म्यमधिकं हरेः । राजसेषु च माहात्म्यमधिकं ब्रह्मणो विदुः
sātvikeṣu ca kalpeṣu māhātmyamadhikaṃ hareḥ | rājaseṣu ca māhātmyamadhikaṃ brahmaṇo viduḥ
சாத்த்விகக் கல்பங்களில் ஹரியின் மஹிமை மிகுதி; ராஜஸக் கல்பங்களில் பிரம்மாவின் மஹிமை மிகுதி என்று அறிஞர்கள் கூறுவர்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (best of twice-born)
Scene: A serene assembly of sages in Prabhāsa discussing kalpas and guṇas; symbolic triad of Hari, Brahmā, and Śiva appearing as luminous presences above a tīrtha landscape.
FAQs
It links scriptural emphasis to the guṇas, showing how different cosmic moods highlight different divine functions.
None directly; the verse is a doctrinal classification within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya context.
None; it is explanatory theology.