Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महांतमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् । तमेव विदित्वा न भवेत्तु मृत्युर्नान्यः पंथा विद्यते वै जनानाम्
vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāṃtamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt | tameva viditvā na bhavettu mṛtyurnānyaḥ paṃthā vidyate vai janānām
“เรารู้จักบุรุษผู้ยิ่งใหญ่นั้น ผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจอาทิตย์ อยู่พ้นความมืดมิด ครั้นรู้พระองค์แต่ผู้เดียว ความตายย่อมไม่เกิด; สำหรับชนทั้งหลาย แท้จริงไม่มีหนทางอื่น”
Vedic seer-voice quoted within the Purāṇic narration (a well-known Upaniṣadic/Vedic citation used to glorify the deity)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant cosmic Person, sun-hued, stands beyond a veil of darkness; below, pilgrims at Prabhāsa gaze toward the light, with the liṅga as the earthly axis linking them to the transcendent Puruṣa.
FAQs
Liberation is tied to direct knowledge of the Supreme; realizing Him is portrayed as the victory over death.
Within this chapter, the citation supports the greatness of Prabhāsa-kṣetra by equating its deity with the Supreme known through the Veda.
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on vidyā/jñāna—knowing the Supreme—often supported by worship and contemplation.