Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111
प्रविष्टा च शुभे यागे मेखलां क्षौमवाससी । गृहाण दीक्षां ब्रह्माणि पादौ ते प्रणमे शुभे
praviṣṭā ca śubhe yāge mekhalāṃ kṣaumavāsasī | gṛhāṇa dīkṣāṃ brahmāṇi pādau te praṇame śubhe
وہ مبارک یَجْن میں داخل ہوئی، کمر بند اور کَشَوم (کتانی) لباس پہنے ہوئے۔ “اے برہما کی اہلیہ! دیکشا قبول کیجیے؛ اے مبارک خاتون! میں آپ کے قدموں میں پرنام کرتی ہوں۔”
Narrator (reporting the approach and request; the addressed deity is Savitrī as Brahmā’s consort)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chapter frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī steps into the bright hall, wearing a mekhalā and simple linen, hands folded; she bows at the feet of Brahmā’s consort/auspicious feminine principle, requesting acceptance of dīkṣā amid the steady yajña fire.
FAQs
Ritual purity and humility (bowing at the feet) uphold the sanctity of sacred acts and restore rightful participation.
The narrative belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya; the kṣetra’s glory is conveyed through exemplary sacred-rite episodes.
Dīkṣā (ritual consecration) is mentioned, along with ritual attire (mekhalā, kṣauma-vāsa).