Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
के मंत्राः किं विधानं तत्कस्मिन्काले महत्फलम् । किं पुराभूच्च तद्वृत्तं भगवन्कंकणाश्रितम्
ke maṃtrāḥ kiṃ vidhānaṃ tatkasminkāle mahatphalam | kiṃ purābhūcca tadvṛttaṃ bhagavankaṃkaṇāśritam
“کون سے منتر پڑھے جاتے ہیں، اس کا کیا طریقہ ہے، اور کس وقت یہ عظیم پھل دیتا ہے؟ اور اے بھگون! اس کنگن سے وابستہ قدیم واقعہ کیا تھا؟”
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-samudra-tīrtha (kankaṇa-rite context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhagavān (Śiva/Īśvara)
Scene: Devī continues her detailed questioning: scroll-like enumeration of ‘mantra, vidhi, kāla, phala’; Śiva poised to narrate an ancient account; the sea remains as backdrop, emphasizing liminality.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma integrates mantra, method, timing, and sacred history; correct context completes the spiritual act.
The question pertains to Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s sea-tīrtha tradition, to be explained by Śiva.
A rite involving kaṃkaṇa is implied, with interest in its mantras, vidhāna (procedure), and auspicious timing.