Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100
दुर्वृत्तेभ्योऽपि दैत्येभ्यस्तपोभिर्वरदायिनम् । पप्रच्छ स्वच्छ्हृदया पार्वती परमेश्वरम्
durvṛttebhyo'pi daityebhyastapobhirvaradāyinam | papraccha svacchhṛdayā pārvatī parameśvaram
Le cœur pur, Pārvatī interrogea Parameśvara — Lui qui accorde des faveurs par les austérités — même aux Dāityas malveillants.
Narrator (introducing Pārvatī’s question)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (primary audience of the māhātmya; framed through Pārvatī’s address to Śiva)
Scene: Pārvatī, serene and intent, sits near Parameśvara in a sacred coastal grove of Prabhāsa; the sea-wind, conch-sounds, and distant temple silhouettes frame her respectful question about boons granted even to unrighteous Daityas.
FAQs
A sincere seeker may question divine actions with purity, aiming to understand dharma rather than to accuse.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred setting where Śiva’s boon-bestowing nature is discussed.
Tapas is referenced as the means by which boons are obtained, though no specific austerity is detailed.