Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
सात्विकेषु च कल्पेषु माहात्म्यमधिकं हरेः । राजसेषु च माहात्म्यमधिकं ब्रह्मणो विदुः
sātvikeṣu ca kalpeṣu māhātmyamadhikaṃ hareḥ | rājaseṣu ca māhātmyamadhikaṃ brahmaṇo viduḥ
ساتتوِک کَلپوں میں ہری کی مہیمہ سب سے بڑھ کر ہے؛ اور راجس کَلپوں میں برہما کی مہیمہ کو زیادہ جانا جاتا ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (best of twice-born)
Scene: A serene assembly of sages in Prabhāsa discussing kalpas and guṇas; symbolic triad of Hari, Brahmā, and Śiva appearing as luminous presences above a tīrtha landscape.
FAQs
It links scriptural emphasis to the guṇas, showing how different cosmic moods highlight different divine functions.
None directly; the verse is a doctrinal classification within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya context.
None; it is explanatory theology.