Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
कोटीनां नियुतं देवि ततस्तुष्टो महेश्वरः । ददौ गणेशतां तस्य मुक्तिं सामीप्यगां तथा
koṭīnāṃ niyutaṃ devi tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | dadau gaṇeśatāṃ tasya muktiṃ sāmīpyagāṃ tathā
يا إلهة، بعد أن استمرّت (العبادة) حتى بلغت عشرة ملايين، رضيَ مهيشفرا ومنحَه منزلة «غَنا» من أتباع شيفا، ومنحه أيضًا الموكشا التي تُفضي إلى «ساميپيا»؛ أي القرب من الربّ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mṛtyuñjayeśa (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Śiva, pleased, appears or radiates grace toward Nandin; the devotee receives a divine transformation—gaṇa insignia, luminous aura—while the liṅga stands as witness; the atmosphere conveys culmination after vast japa.
FAQs
Sustained devotion culminates in Śiva’s grace, expressed both as elevated spiritual status and liberation.
The narrative context remains Prabhāsa Kṣetra, a foremost Śaiva tīrtha in the Skanda Purāṇa.
Long-term japa/worship quantified as ‘koṭīnāṃ niyutam’ (ten million in count), leading to Śiva’s boon.