Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51
तद्गर्भं विधिना दृष्टा दिशोदश दधुस्तदा । समेत्य धारयामासुर्न च धर्तुमशक्नुवन्
tadgarbhaṃ vidhinā dṛṣṭā diśodaśa dadhustadā | sametya dhārayāmāsurna ca dhartumaśaknuvan
ครั้นพรหมผู้ทรงบัญญัติได้ทอดพระเนตรแก่นสารดุจครรภ์นั้น จึงมีพระบัญชาแก่ทิศทั้งสิบให้รับไว้ ทิศทั้งสิบมาประชุมกันเพื่อทรงไว้ แต่ก็ไม่อาจประคองไว้ได้
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (address implied in adjacent verse sequence)
Scene: Brahmā beholds a radiant ‘germ/essence’ and commands the ten directions to receive it; the Dik-devīs gather, straining to hold a luminous, embryo-like orb that overwhelms them.
FAQs
Divine power can exceed even cosmic containers; it requires the right ordained seat and time to be established.
Prabhāsakṣetra, implied as the destined arena where the divine essence will ultimately settle.
None; the verse narrates cosmic events involving Brahmā and the directions.