Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
नास्ति ब्रह्मसमो देवो नास्ति ब्रह्मसमो गुरुः । नास्ति ब्रह्मसमं ज्ञानं नास्ति ब्रह्मसमं तपः
nāsti brahmasamo devo nāsti brahmasamo guruḥ | nāsti brahmasamaṃ jñānaṃ nāsti brahmasamaṃ tapaḥ
برہما کے برابر کوئی دیوتا نہیں؛ برہما کے برابر کوئی گرو نہیں۔ برہما کے برابر کوئی گیان نہیں، اور برہما کے برابر کوئی تپسیا نہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Brahmabhāga/Brahmā-sthāna in Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A contemplative tableau: Brahmā enthroned on a lotus, holding Vedas; around him, symbols of knowledge (manuscripts, rosary) and tapas (fire, ascetic implements). The verse reads like a hymn inscribed on a temple wall at Prabhāsa.
FAQs
It extols Brahmā as the archetype of divinity, teaching, knowledge, and austerity—encouraging reverence for the cosmic source of dharma and Vedic wisdom.
Indirectly, the Brahmā-associated sacred region in Prabhāsa (the chapter’s Brahmakuṇḍa/Unnata-sthāna context) is glorified through Brahmā’s praise.
No direct rite; it functions as a stuti (hymn of praise) supporting Brahmā-worship at the tīrtha.