Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138
इंद्र शुद्धो न आगहि तृतीया परिकीर्तिता । इन्द्रं शुद्धो हि नो रयिं चतुर्थी परिकीर्तिता
iṃdra śuddho na āgahi tṛtīyā parikīrtitā | indraṃ śuddho hi no rayiṃ caturthī parikīrtitā
‘اِندْرَ شُدّھو ن آگَہِ’—یہ تیسری پंکتی کے طور پر بیان کی گئی ہے۔ اور ‘اِندْرَمْ شُدّھو ہِی نو رَیِم’—یہ چوتھی پंکتی کے طور پر بیان کی گئی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogue style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Four numbered mantra-panels now extend to show the third and fourth; the devotee/priest recites with a purified water vessel nearby, suggesting śuddhi; the Sun’s rays touch the water, symbolizing cleansing.
FAQs
Mantra-recitation is presented as a disciplined catalog of sacred speech, not random utterance.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Arkasthala observance, supported by enumerated mantras.
The third and fourth mantra-incipits are specified for recitation within the rite.