Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
ततः सप्तदशे कल्पे पितृकल्पे तु विश्रुता । दक्षस्य दुहिता जाता सतीनाम्नी महाप्रभा
tataḥ saptadaśe kalpe pitṛkalpe tu viśrutā | dakṣasya duhitā jātā satīnāmnī mahāprabhā
پھر سترھویں کلپ میں—جو ‘پِترِ کلپ’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے—تُو دکش کی بیٹی بن کر پیدا ہوئی۔ عظیم نور والی تُو ‘ستی’ کے نام سے معروف ہوئی۔
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous infant Satī born to Dakṣa, with sages and celestial signs; a subtle shadow foreshadows the coming yajña conflict. The ‘Pitṛ-kalpa’ is symbolized by ancestral fires and pitṛ-tarpaṇa vessels in the background.
FAQs
The Divine Mother repeatedly incarnates to uphold dharma, even entering human lineages to teach devotion and righteousness.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse situates cosmic history within the sanctity of Prabhāsa’s māhātmya.
None explicitly here; the emphasis is on sacred remembrance of Satī’s manifestation.