Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महांतमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् । तमेव विदित्वा न भवेत्तु मृत्युर्नान्यः पंथा विद्यते वै जनानाम्
vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāṃtamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt | tameva viditvā na bhavettu mṛtyurnānyaḥ paṃthā vidyate vai janānām
‘میں اس عظیم پُرش کو جانتا ہوں، جو سورج کی مانند روشن ہے، تاریکی سے پرے۔ اُسی کو جان لینے سے موت نہیں رہتی؛ لوگوں کے لیے حقیقتاً کوئی اور راہ نہیں۔’
Vedic seer-voice quoted within the Purāṇic narration (a well-known Upaniṣadic/Vedic citation used to glorify the deity)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant cosmic Person, sun-hued, stands beyond a veil of darkness; below, pilgrims at Prabhāsa gaze toward the light, with the liṅga as the earthly axis linking them to the transcendent Puruṣa.
FAQs
Liberation is tied to direct knowledge of the Supreme; realizing Him is portrayed as the victory over death.
Within this chapter, the citation supports the greatness of Prabhāsa-kṣetra by equating its deity with the Supreme known through the Veda.
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on vidyā/jñāna—knowing the Supreme—often supported by worship and contemplation.