Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
क्षुभ संचलने धातुर्निश्चला तेन निक्षुभा । भवंति ह्यथवा यस्मात्स्वांगीयाः क्षुद्विवर्जिताः
kṣubha saṃcalane dhāturniścalā tena nikṣubhā | bhavaṃti hyathavā yasmātsvāṃgīyāḥ kṣudvivarjitāḥ
‘کشبھ’ دھاتو اضطراب و حرکت کے معنی میں آتا ہے؛ چونکہ وہ بے جنبش ہے اس لیے وہ ‘نکشبھا’ کہلاتی ہے۔ یا پھر اس لیے کہ اس کے اپنے جسم سے پیدا ہونے والے بھوک سے آزاد ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued discourse)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm feminine figure symbolizing Nikṣubhā stands unmoving amid swirling winds (kṣubh) that cannot disturb her; nearby, serene children/offspring appear content, untouched by hunger.
FAQs
Steadiness (niścalatā) is praised as a spiritual quality; language itself is used to teach dharmic virtues.
The instruction is part of Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred meaning is revealed through Śiva’s speech.
No ritual instruction is given; it is a doctrinal and etymological explanation.