Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । कृपया परया सर्वांस्तानृषीन्वसुधाधिप
etasminneva kāle tu vāguvācāśarīriṇī | kṛpayā parayā sarvāṃstānṛṣīnvasudhādhipa
ในกาลนั้นเอง ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน เสียงไร้กายได้เปล่งวาจา ด้วยพระกรุณาอันยิ่งใหญ่ กล่าวแก่ฤๅษีทั้งปวงนั้น
Pulastya (narrator, framing); the utterance is by an aśarīriṇī vāṇī (bodiless voice)
Tirtha: Koṭīśvara (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasudhādhipa (king)
Scene: After the liṅga’s emergence, the sages look upward; the sky glows as an unseen voice speaks, depicted by radiating light and celestial script-like bands, while the king listens in reverence.
FAQs
Divine guidance arises out of compassion, directing seekers toward worship and pilgrimage that uplift dharma.
The Arbuda region (Arbuda Khaṇḍa context), leading into the glory of the Koṭīśvara-liṅga.
No specific rite is stated here; it introduces a divine proclamation that will prescribe worship in the next verses.