Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
ततो दुःखं समभवन्मंकेस्तत्र वरानने । कस्मान्मे भगवांस्तुष्टिं न गच्छति महेश्वरः
tato duḥkhaṃ samabhavanmaṃkestatra varānane | kasmānme bhagavāṃstuṣṭiṃ na gacchati maheśvaraḥ
Da erhob sich dort in Maṃkir Kummer, o Schönangesichtige: »Warum findet der Erhabene Mahā-īśvara kein Wohlgefallen an mir?«
Narrative voice (continuing Īśvara’s account; addressing a listener as varānane)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Maṃkir episode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Maṃkir, still at the Prabhāsa shrine, sits in sorrowful contemplation, hands folded yet trembling; around him the sacred place remains luminous, contrasting inner pain with outer sanctity.
FAQs
Even in a sacred place, the devotee may face delay and doubt—yet such trials refine devotion and intention.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the setting; the verse highlights the devotee’s inner response within the tīrtha.
No new rite is prescribed here; it records the devotee’s questioning amid ongoing practice.