Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63
एवं तद्भविता सर्वं यन्मयोक्तं द्विजोत्तमाः । यात दारुवनं विप्राः सर्वे यूयं तपोधनाः । मया सर्वे समादिष्टा यात दारुवनं द्विजाः
evaṃ tadbhavitā sarvaṃ yanmayoktaṃ dvijottamāḥ | yāta dāruvanaṃ viprāḥ sarve yūyaṃ tapodhanāḥ | mayā sarve samādiṣṭā yāta dāruvanaṃ dvijāḥ
Gayon ang lahat ay mangyayari ayon sa aking sinabi, O pinakamainam sa mga dalawang-ulit-na-ipinanganak. Pumaroon kayo sa Dāruvana, O mga brāhmaṇa—kayong lahat na may yaman na tapas. Inutusan ko na kayong lahat: pumaroon sa Dāruvana, O mga dvija.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Dāruvana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa-sages (dvijottamāḥ); Devī as contextual addressee in the chapter
Scene: A commanding divine speaker addresses a gathered assembly of austere brāhmaṇa-sages, directing them toward the dense Dāruvana; the moment is charged with prophecy and resolve.
FAQs
Divine instruction (ājñā) guides sages; obedience and tapas align human effort with cosmic order.
Prabhāsa remains the narrative setting, while Dāruvana is introduced as the next sacred locale in the story.
A directive to travel/pilgrimage to Dāruvana; no specific dāna/snānā is detailed in this verse.
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