Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
क्षंतव्यं देवदेवेश कृतं यन्मूढमानसैः । त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरेशान तत्त्वं सानुग्रहो भव
kṣaṃtavyaṃ devadeveśa kṛtaṃ yanmūḍhamānasaiḥ | tvatprasādātsureśāna tattvaṃ sānugraho bhava
হে দেবদেৱেশ, মূঢ় হৈ পৰা মনৰ দ্বাৰা যি কৰা হ’ল, তাক ক্ষমা কৰক। হে সুৰেশান, আপোনাৰ প্ৰসাদে আমাৰ ওপৰত সত্য দয়া আৰু অনুগ্ৰহ বৰ্ষাওক।
Tapodhana sages (prayer to Rudra/Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of sages with folded hands plead for forgiveness before a radiant, formless yet felt presence of Śiva; the atmosphere is penitential, with subdued light and sacred coastal air of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Even the spiritually advanced seek kṣamā (forgiveness); humility and reliance on Śiva’s anugraha restore dharmic clarity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where confession and divine mercy are presented as integral to the kṣetra’s salvific power.
No explicit rite; the verse models devotional repentance and supplication to Śiva.