Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
भगवन्यदि तुष्टोसि मम भक्तस्य सुव्रत । अनुग्रहे कृता बुद्धिस्तदाचक्ष्व कुतः शिवः
bhagavanyadi tuṣṭosi mama bhaktasya suvrata | anugrahe kṛtā buddhistadācakṣva kutaḥ śivaḥ
হে ভগবান, হে সুব্রত! যদি আপনি আমার মতো ভক্তের প্রতি প্রসন্ন হন এবং কৃপা করতে মনস্থ করেন, তবে বলুন—শিবকে কোথায় (কীভাবে) লাভ করা যায়?
Soma (Candra)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha (implied answer locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Soma, hands folded, addresses Dakṣa: ‘If you are pleased, tell me where Śiva is’—a poised moment of devotional inquiry before the journey to the sacred place.
FAQs
A devotee seeks precise guidance for darśana and worship; grace is met by earnest inquiry and readiness to act.
The question arises within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, implying that Śiva’s presence is accessible through sacred places and proper approach.
Not yet; the verse requests guidance for approaching Śiva, which leads into worship instructions.