Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 143
कृच्छ्रेणैव तदा तासामित्येवमनुशुश्रुम । वैन्यात्प्रभृतिलोकेऽस्मिन्सर्वस्यैतस्य संभवः
kṛcchreṇaiva tadā tāsāmityevamanuśuśruma | vainyātprabhṛtiloke'sminsarvasyaitasya saṃbhavaḥ
இவ்வாறே நாம் கேட்டுள்ளோம்—அப்போதும் அவர்களின் வாழ்வாதாரம் துன்பத்துடன் நடந்தது. இவ்வுலகில் வைன்யன் முதலாக இவை அனைத்தும் (ஒழுங்கான வாழ்வுமுறைகள்) தோன்றின।
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: People struggling to subsist; then the archetypal righteous ruler (Pr̥thu as Vainya) appears, symbolically 'milking' the earth to yield grains and order—transition from scarcity to abundance.
FAQs
Dharmic leadership can transform scarcity into stability; welfare-systems are sacred when rooted in righteousness.
The narration remains within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, enhancing Prabhāsa’s glory by associating it with civilizational turning points.
None.