Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56
तावद्भवनमद्राक्षमदग्धमिव सुस्थितम् । अधुना देवपूजांते प्रसादं लब्धुमागता
tāvadbhavanamadrākṣamadagdhamiva susthitam | adhunā devapūjāṃte prasādaṃ labdhumāgatā
তখন আমি গৃহটিকে দৃঢ়ভাবে স্থিত দেখলাম—যেন একেবারেই দগ্ধ হয়নি। আর এখন দেবপূজার শেষে, প্রসাদ লাভ করতে আমি এসেছি।
Śabarī (the Śabara’s wife)
Scene: A house stands intact amid signs of prior danger; the devotee approaches a shrine/altar at the end of worship to receive prasāda, hands cupped, eyes lowered in reverence.
FAQs
Worship culminates in prasāda—divine favor received with humility; grace can ‘restore’ what seems lost.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the devotional act of pūjā and receiving prasāda.
Deva-pūjā (worship) and receiving prasāda at its conclusion are implied as devotional practice.