Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
दक्ष उवाच । मया शापहतः सोम त्रातुं शक्यो न दैवतैः । यद्यद्ब्रवीम्यहं सोम तत्तथेति न संशयः
dakṣa uvāca | mayā śāpahataḥ soma trātuṃ śakyo na daivataiḥ | yadyadbravīmyahaṃ soma tattatheti na saṃśayaḥ
দক্ষ বললেন—হে সোম, আমার শাপে আঘাতপ্রাপ্ত তোমাকে দেবতারাও উদ্ধার করতে পারবেন না। তবে হে সোম, আমি যা বলব তা ঠিক তেমনই হবে—এতে সন্দেহ নেই।
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Dakṣa speaks with firm authority: the curse stands beyond even the gods’ power, yet he assures Soma that his forthcoming instruction will certainly manifest.
FAQs
Karmic and verbal decrees (śāpa) are portrayed as powerful; resolution lies not in worldly power but in the highest divine refuge.
The teaching unfolds within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, where the ultimate remedy is connected to Śiva and the sacred place.
None directly; it prepares the instruction that only Śiva can truly grant deliverance.