Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ततोऽब्रवीत्सुतं देव ममैव गात्रलेपजम् । देहि देव वरानित्थं महत्त्वं येन गच्छति
tato'bravītsutaṃ deva mamaiva gātralepajam | dehi deva varānitthaṃ mahattvaṃ yena gacchati
তেতিয়া তাই দেৱক ক’লে— “এই পুত্ৰ মোৰ নিজৰ দেহৰ লেপৰ পৰা জন্মিছে। হে দেৱ, এনেদৰে বৰ দিয়া যেন সি মহত্ত্ব লাভ কৰে।”
Pārvatī (addressing Śiva)
Tirtha: Arbuda/Arbudācala
Type: peak
Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: Pārvatī (nagātmajā) presents a child formed from her body-unguent, petitioning Śiva to grant boons that establish the child’s future greatness; Skanda’s presence is implied as a divine witness/participant.
FAQs
Greatness (mahattva) is framed as a divine blessing aligned with dharma, granted by Śiva at the Goddess’s request.
No tīrtha is explicitly glorified in this verse; it continues the mythic account within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
None; it is a request for divine boons.