Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 79
विष्णुशर्म्मोवाच । प्रसीद भगवन्विष्णो प्रसीद पुरुषोत्तम । प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद कमलेक्षण
viṣṇuśarmmovāca | prasīda bhagavanviṣṇo prasīda puruṣottama | prasīda devadeveśa prasīda kamalekṣaṇa
Viṣṇuśarmā sprach: Sei gnädig, o erhabener Viṣṇu; sei gnädig, o höchster Purusha. Sei gnädig, o Herr der Herren der Götter; sei gnädig, o Lotosäugiger.
Viṣṇuśarmā
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close view of Viṣṇuśarmā with folded hands, eyes moist, repeating ‘prasīda’ before a calm lotus-eyed Viṣṇu; the atmosphere is intimate and pleading.
FAQs
Grace (prasāda) is sought through humble surrender and repeated invocation of the Lord’s divine names and qualities.
The prayer is embedded in Ayodhyā Māhātmya, aligning the city’s greatness with heartfelt śaraṇāgati to Viṣṇu.
Stuti in the form of repeated supplication—prasīda—an act of devotional address (nāma-smaraṇa and prayer).