Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्व इन्द्राद्याः सुरसत्तमाः । व्याप्तोयं मानुषैः स्वर्गः प्रसादात्तव शंकर
ūcuḥ prāṃjalayaḥ sarva indrādyāḥ surasattamāḥ | vyāptoyaṃ mānuṣaiḥ svargaḥ prasādāttava śaṃkara
Les mains jointes, tous les plus excellents des dieux, conduits par Indra, dirent : « Ô Śaṅkara, par ta grâce, ce ciel s’est rempli d’êtres humains. »
Devāḥ (Indra and the gods)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas with folded hands address Śaṅkara; behind them, a vision of svarga crowded with human souls, suggesting a cosmic demographic shift caused by grace.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace can elevate ordinary humans to heavenly attainment, astonishing even the devas.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Śaiva sanctity, linked with Someśvara and Śiva’s prasāda.
None; it is a devotional address acknowledging Śiva’s grace.