Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
एककालं च सृज्यंते संह्रियंते च पूर्ववत् । एतन्मे संशयं देव यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
ekakālaṃ ca sṛjyaṃte saṃhriyaṃte ca pūrvavat | etanme saṃśayaṃ deva yathāvadvaktumarhasi
அவர்கள் ஒரு காலத்திற்கு மட்டும் படைக்கப்பட்டு, முன்புபோலவே மீண்டும் லயமடைகின்றனர். தேவா, என் இந்த ஐயத்தை முறையாகவும் வரிசையாகவும் விளக்க அருள வேண்டும்।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Somnātha / Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva
Scene: Devī, with respectful urgency, asks Śiva to explain her doubt in proper sequence; a teacher-student moment emphasizing clarity and compassion.
FAQs
Right understanding (yathāvat-jñāna) is sought through humble inquiry, even about vast cosmic processes.
The inquiry is situated in the Somanātha/Prabhāsa Kṣetra discourse, preparing the revelation of its sacred name’s constancy.
No ritual instruction appears; it is a request for doctrinal explanation.