Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 141
ईश्वर उवाच । यतो हि भास्वतो रूपं प्रागासीत्परिमंडलम् । ततस्तथेति तं प्राह त्वष्टारं भगवान्रविः
īśvara uvāca | yato hi bhāsvato rūpaṃ prāgāsītparimaṃḍalam | tatastatheti taṃ prāha tvaṣṭāraṃ bhagavānraviḥ
พระอีศวรตรัสว่า: “เพราะแต่ก่อนรูปแห่งพระสุริยะเป็นวงกลม ครั้นแล้วพระภควานรวิจึงตรัสแก่ทวษฏฤ ช่างผู้เนรมิตทิพย์ว่า ‘ตถาสตु—ขอให้เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด’”
Īśvara (as indicated in the verse; likely the narrative voice presenting Īśvara’s statement)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara narrates as Ravi, blazing yet composed, grants assent to Tvaṣṭṛ/Viśvakarman for a measured alteration of his form.
FAQs
Alignment with cosmic precedent and divine consent ensures that transformation serves loka-saṅgraha (the welfare of beings).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya setting; Sūrya’s consent becomes part of the sacred narrative tapestry associated with this region.
No ritual instruction appears in this verse.