Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
राक्षस उवाच । प्रसीद मे महायोगिन्प्रसीद करुणानिधे । प्रसीद भवतप्तानामानंदामृवारिधे
rākṣasa uvāca | prasīda me mahāyoginprasīda karuṇānidhe | prasīda bhavataptānāmānaṃdāmṛvāridhe
Der Rākṣasa sprach: „Sei mir gnädig, o großer Yogin; sei gnädig, o Schatz des Mitgefühls. Sei gnädig, o Ozean amṛta-gleichen Glücks für jene, die vom weltlichen Leid versengt sind.“
Brahmarākṣasa (Rākṣasa)
Tirtha: Pāda-tīrtha of the mahāyogin (guru-pāda)
Type: ghat
Scene: A rākṣasa, now softened, kneels with folded hands before a serene mahāyogin; the yogin’s face is compassionate, an ‘ocean of nectar’ aura surrounds him; the rākṣasa’s posture shows total surrender.
FAQs
Redemption begins with humility: sincere supplication to the compassionate holy turns terror into devotion.
No site is specified; the verse is a devotional appeal highlighting the Mahātmya of the saintly yogin’s compassion.
A devotional act is modeled: prayer for grace (prasāda) and surrender; no formal ritual details are given.