Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
ईश्वर उवाच । कस्मात्संक्लिश्यसे बाले कथ्यतां यद्विवक्षितम् । अहं हि भास्करोऽप्येको नानात्वं नैव विद्यते
īśvara uvāca | kasmātsaṃkliśyase bāle kathyatāṃ yadvivakṣitam | ahaṃ hi bhāskaro'pyeko nānātvaṃ naiva vidyate
ایشور نے کہا: اے بچی، تو اپنے آپ کو کیوں تکلیف دیتی ہے؟ جو پوچھنا چاہتی ہے، کہہ دے۔ کیونکہ میں ہی ایک ہوں—بھاسکر (سورج) بھی میں ہی ہوں؛ حقیقت میں کوئی کثرت نہیں۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Prabhā
Scene: Śiva appears to the ascetic Prabhā, speaking gently yet profoundly: ‘Why torment yourself? Ask your wish. I am Bhāskara too; no multiplicity truly exists.’ The scene blends compassion with metaphysical radiance.
FAQs
The Lord affirms a vision of unity beyond apparent differences, while compassionately inviting the devotee to state her desire.
Indirectly, this dialogue forms the theological foundation for the Prabhāsa/Prabhāseśvara māhātmya.
No new ritual is prescribed; Śiva questions the need for self-torment and invites a direct statement of the devotee’s request.