Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
स्वयंभूः प्रथमे नाम द्वितीये पद्मभूः स्मृतः । तृतीये विश्वकर्त्तेति बालरूपी तुरीयके
svayaṃbhūḥ prathame nāma dvitīye padmabhūḥ smṛtaḥ | tṛtīye viśvakartteti bālarūpī turīyake
پہلے کلپ میں میرا نام ‘سویَمبھو’ ہے؛ دوسرے میں مجھے ‘پدم بھو’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔ تیسرے میں ‘وشو کرتّا’ اور چوتھے میں ‘بال روپِی’ کے نام سے معروف ہوں۔
Soma (Candra)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Brahmā’s fourfold naming across successive kalpas shown as four vignettes around a central Prabhāsa liṅga, with time-wheels and lotus imagery.
FAQs
Across cosmic cycles, the same sacred reality is approached through different names and aspects—supporting inclusive, time-spanning Purāṇic dharma.
Implicitly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the ‘Bālarūpī’ identity is emphasized in this chapter’s context.
None; the verse provides a doctrinal list of names across kalpas.