Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
पितामहत्वं संजातं प्रसादाच्छंकरस्य ते । प्रसादयामास हरं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा वचो हरेः
pitāmahatvaṃ saṃjātaṃ prasādācchaṃkarasya te | prasādayāmāsa haraṃ śrutvā brahmā vaco hareḥ
Dein Rang als Pitāmaha (Großvater der Welt) entstand durch Śaṅkaras Gnade. Als Brahmā die Worte Haris vernahm, suchte er Hara (Śiva) ehrfürchtig zu besänftigen.
Narrator within the māhātmya (speaker not explicit; narrative voice describing Brahmā’s action)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, stands with folded hands before Hara; Hari is nearby as the speaker whose words prompted the act; Śaṅkara’s grace is shown as a descending light conferring ‘pitāmaha’ dignity; the setting hints at a sacred coastal kṣetra atmosphere.
FAQs
Even exalted beings attain their offices through grace; the proper response is worship and propitiation of the supreme Lord.
Vastrāpathakṣetra’s māhātmya is reinforced by portraying it as a place resonant with Śiva’s grace that empowers cosmic roles.
The act implied is Śiva-prasādana (propitiation), i.e., praise and worship, though no specific rite is detailed here.