Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पितामहमहत्त्वं स्यात्तथा शीघ्रं विधीयताम् । ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णुना स प्रमोदितः
pitāmahamahattvaṃ syāttathā śīghraṃ vidhīyatām | brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā viṣṇunā sa pramoditaḥ
‘பிதாமஹ’ எனும் பதவியும் மகிமையும் நிலைபெறட்டும்—அது விரைவில் நிறைவேறட்டும். பிரம்மாவின் சொற்களைக் கேட்டு அவர் விஷ்ணுவால் மகிழ்வுற்றார்.
Narrator (describing response involving Viṣṇu; exact ‘he’ context continues from surrounding verses)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moment of affirmation: the ‘Pitāmaha’ greatness is to be established swiftly; Viṣṇu’s presence brings joy/approval to the addressed figure.
FAQs
Cosmic titles and authority are not self-assumed; they are ‘ordained’ within divine order and affirmed by higher harmony.
Vastrāpathakṣetra (Prabhāsa) remains the māhātmya setting; the theological narrative magnifies the sanctity of the region.
None explicitly.