Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 168
कुरुष्वानुग्रहं दक्ष प्रसन्नेनांतरात्मना । कोपं त्यज महर्षे त्वं ममोपरि दयां कुरु
kuruṣvānugrahaṃ dakṣa prasannenāṃtarātmanā | kopaṃ tyaja maharṣe tvaṃ mamopari dayāṃ kuru
Accorde-moi ta grâce, ô Dakṣa, avec un cœur intérieur paisible et bienveillant. Renonce à la colère, ô grand ṛṣi; aie compassion de moi.
Soma (deduced from Dakṣa–Soma episode context; this is a plea to Dakṣa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A supplicant pleads before Dakṣa: hands folded, eyes lowered; Dakṣa’s sternness softens as inner serenity and compassion are invoked.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes restraint of anger and the healing power of compassion, especially between elders and those who seek refuge.
Indirectly, the Prabhāsa narrative frame supports the tīrtha’s sanctity by showing moral purification and reconciliation connected with the region.
No ritual; it prescribes ethical discipline—kṣamā (forgiveness) and dayā (compassion).