Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
एवमुक्ते तु तेनाथ मुखमालोकितं हरेः । तेन प्रोक्तमिदं तथ्यं यत्ते राज्ञा प्रभाषितम्
evamukte tu tenātha mukhamālokitaṃ hareḥ | tena proktamidaṃ tathyaṃ yatte rājñā prabhāṣitam
அவன் இவ்வாறு கூறியபோது, ஆண்டவன் ஹரியின் முகத்தை நோக்கினார்; பின்னர் அரசன் உனக்குச் சொன்னதுபோலவே அந்த உண்மையை அவர் உரைத்தார்।
Narrator (third-person; within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: After the accusation, Nārāyaṇa turns and looks upon Hari’s face; a moment of silent recognition before a truthful pronouncement.
FAQs
Truthful instruction (tathya) is affirmed through divine attention and careful confirmation before teaching a sacred remedy.
This verse sets up the teaching that culminates in the glorification of Prācī Sarasvatī within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces an authoritative statement that leads into the tīrtha-instruction.