Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ततोऽब्रवीत्सुतं देव ममैव गात्रलेपजम् । देहि देव वरानित्थं महत्त्वं येन गच्छति
tato'bravītsutaṃ deva mamaiva gātralepajam | dehi deva varānitthaṃ mahattvaṃ yena gacchati
Alors elle dit au dieu : « Ce fils est né de l’onguent de mon propre corps. Ô Deva, accorde-lui des grâces afin qu’il parvienne à la grandeur ».
Pārvatī (addressing Śiva)
Tirtha: Arbuda/Arbudācala
Type: peak
Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: Pārvatī (nagātmajā) presents a child formed from her body-unguent, petitioning Śiva to grant boons that establish the child’s future greatness; Skanda’s presence is implied as a divine witness/participant.
FAQs
Greatness (mahattva) is framed as a divine blessing aligned with dharma, granted by Śiva at the Goddess’s request.
No tīrtha is explicitly glorified in this verse; it continues the mythic account within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
None; it is a request for divine boons.