Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
तां तु शोकातुरां दृष्ट्वा तत्राहं करुणान्वितः । अवोचं मा रुदिष्वेति तव भर्ता पुनः शुभे । समुत्थास्यति कालेन मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः
tāṃ tu śokāturāṃ dṛṣṭvā tatrāhaṃ karuṇānvitaḥ | avocaṃ mā rudiṣveti tava bhartā punaḥ śubhe | samutthāsyati kālena matprasādānna saṃśayaḥ
Als ich sie vom Kummer gepeinigt sah, wurde ich von Mitgefühl erfüllt und sprach dort: „Weine nicht, o Glückverheißende. Dein Gemahl wird zur rechten Zeit durch meine Gnade wieder auferstehen — daran besteht kein Zweifel.“
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva, moved by compassion, consoles the grieving Rati, promising Kāma’s eventual return through his favor.
FAQs
Divine justice is joined with divine compassion; grace can restore what austerity has subdued, at the proper time.
Indirectly, the Prabhāsakṣetra context where the Kṛtasmaradeva tradition is being explained.
None; this is a consoling assurance (boon) within the origin narrative.