Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
माता प्रकृतिरस्माकं स्वसा बुद्धिर्निगद्यते । अहंकारस्ततो जातो योऽहमित्यनुमीयते
mātā prakṛtirasmākaṃ svasā buddhirnigadyate | ahaṃkārastato jāto yo'hamityanumīyate
ปรกฤติถูกกล่าวว่าเป็นมารดาของเรา และพุทธิ (Buddhi) ถูกเรียกว่าเป็นน้องสาว จากนั้นจึงเกิดอะหังการะ (Ahaṃkāra) คืออัตตาที่ทำให้สรุปว่า ‘เราคือ’
Unspecified (philosophical exposition; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An allegorical tableau: Prakṛti as a maternal figure, Buddhi as a luminous sister, and Ahaṃkāra emerging as a crowned figure labeled ‘I’, with a subtle chain binding the jīva.
FAQs
Understanding the inner constituents of experience (prakṛti, buddhi, ahaṃkāra) helps loosen ego and supports the path to liberation.
The teaching appears within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya section of Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.
No external rite is mentioned; the emphasis is on inner discernment (viveka/jñāna).