Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
इत्युक्ते तैस्तथा देव अहं शीघ्रमिहागतः । शृणु चेमं गृहाण त्वं यथेष्टं कुरु मे प्रभो
ityukte taistathā deva ahaṃ śīghramihāgataḥ | śṛṇu cemaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ kuru me prabho
فلما قالوا ذلك، يا إلهي، أتيتُ إلى هنا مسرعًا. فالآن اسمعْ وتقبّلْ هذا؛ وافعلْ بي ما تشاء، يا ربّ.
Nandin (reporting to Śiva/Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara/Īśvara
Scene: The messenger returns swiftly to Śiva at Prabhāsa, hands folded, presenting his report/offer and requesting the Lord to decide as He wills.
FAQs
True devotion expresses itself as swift obedience and humble surrender to the Lord’s will.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred setting for this Śaiva dialogue.
None directly; the verse models the dharma of a devotee-attendant—promptness and submission.