Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
ईश्वर उवाच । इत्युक्ता ऋषयो देवि लज्जयाऽनतकन्धराः । प्रत्यालोच्य यथान्यायं वसिष्ठं समनूद्वहन्
īśvara uvāca | ityuktā ṛṣayo devi lajjayā'natakandharāḥ | pratyālocya yathānyāyaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ samanūdvahan
ایشور نے کہا: “یوں کہے جانے پر، اے دیوی، رشیوں نے شرم سے سر جھکا لیے۔ پھر مناسب طریقے سے مشورہ کر کے انہوں نے وِسِشٹھ کو اس راہ پر آمادہ کیا۔”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara narrates to Devī; in the visualized inset scene, sages stand with bowed heads, hands folded, faces flushed with shame; Vasiṣṭha is gently urged forward as the chosen elder to act.
FAQs
Even great sages must weigh propriety in difficult circumstances; dharma includes thoughtful consensus and humility.
The narration belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, which praises the sanctity and transformative power associated with Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes deliberation and rightful conduct (yathā-nyāya).