Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
त्रिपादं तु महाकायं स्थूलशीर्षं महाहनुम् । एवंविधं सुतं दृष्ट्वा विरूपं रूपतस्तदा
tripādaṃ tu mahākāyaṃ sthūlaśīrṣaṃ mahāhanum | evaṃvidhaṃ sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā virūpaṃ rūpatastadā
เขามีสามเท้า กายใหญ่ยิ่ง ศีรษะหนา และขากรรไกรทรงพลัง; ครั้นเห็นบุตรผู้มีลักษณะเช่นนั้น อันผิดรูปผิดร่างในยามนั้น…
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gigantic, three-footed child with thick head and powerful jaw is shown; the mother’s face registers shock and sorrow at the sight of the unusual form.
FAQs
It prepares the moral contrast between appearance and destiny—Purāṇic teaching often uses form to reveal deeper karmic and cosmic roles.
The māhātmya framework is Prabhāsakṣetra; this episode is embedded in that sacred narration.
None; it is narrative description.