Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
अत्रांतरे सोऽपि विमृश्य सर्वं कार्यं स्वबुद्ध्या किमिहोपपन्नम् । कृत्वाऽनलस्य ग्रहणं मयेदं कार्यं सुराणां विहितं भवेच्च
atrāṃtare so'pi vimṛśya sarvaṃ kāryaṃ svabuddhyā kimihopapannam | kṛtvā'nalasya grahaṇaṃ mayedaṃ kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ vihitaṃ bhavecca
ครั้นแล้วเขาก็ใคร่ครวญทุกสิ่งด้วยปัญญาของตน—หนทางใดเล่าจึงเหมาะสม ณ ที่นี้ “หากเรารับไฟนี้ไว้ กิจที่เหล่าเทวะกำหนดจักสำเร็จโดยเราเป็นแน่”
Samudra (Ocean) — internal deliberation reported by narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A powerful figure pauses in contemplation, weighing what is fitting; the offered fire glows nearby, devas await the decision; the sea and sky suggest vast consequence.
FAQs
Dharma involves discernment: one should reflect on what is appropriate and then act for the welfare of the larger order.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames cosmic decision-making as part of its sacred history.
None; the verse emphasizes thoughtful acceptance of responsibility rather than ritual action.