Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
स्वर्भानुना हते सूर्ये पतितेस्मिन्दिवो महीम् । तमोऽभिभूते लोकेस्मिन्प्रभा येन प्रवर्त्तिता
svarbhānunā hate sūrye patitesmindivo mahīm | tamo'bhibhūte lokesminprabhā yena pravarttitā
Khi Mặt Trời bị Svarbhānu đánh gục và rơi từ trời xuống đất, khi thế gian này bị bóng tối bao trùm, chính Ngài là người khiến ánh sáng khởi vận hành.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied continuation of address to Mahādevī
Scene: Svarbhānu strikes the Sun; the Sun falls from heaven toward earth; the world is swallowed by darkness; then Prabhākara initiates the return of light, pushing back the gloom.
FAQs
Even when cosmic light seems eclipsed, dharmic power restores order—symbolizing the tīrtha’s role as a source of spiritual illumination.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose very theme is “prabhā” (radiance) and restoration, framed within its māhātmya.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse provides mythic justification for a revered name and sanctity.