Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च अष्टौ ते वसवः स्मृताः । सौ हश्चेत्यश्विनौ ख्यातौ त्रयस्त्रिंशदिमे स्मृताः
pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca aṣṭau te vasavaḥ smṛtāḥ | sau haścetyaśvinau khyātau trayastriṃśadime smṛtāḥ
ประตยูษะและประภาสะ—ดังนี้วสุทั้งแปดจึงเป็นที่ระลึก ‘เสา’ และ ‘หะ’ เลื่องชื่อว่าเป็นอัศวินคู่ และด้วยประการฉะนี้จึงนับเป็นเทพสามสิบสาม
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (resonant mention via Vasu-name)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous tableau of the completed 33: eight Vasus assembled with Pratyūṣa (dawn) and Prabhāsa (radiance) prominent; the twin Aśvins appear as youthful divine physicians on swift horses; above them a subtle ring suggesting the full 33-deva mandala.
FAQs
Remembering the classic ‘thirty-three deities’ frames the universe as a sacred order, suitable for devotional recollection and dharmic living.
No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse.
No direct injunction; it functions as a recitable doctrinal list used in instruction and devotion.