Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
देव्युवाच । अद्य मे सफलं जन्म सफलं च तपः प्रभो । देवत्वमद्य मे जातं त्वत्प्रसादेन शंकर
devyuvāca | adya me saphalaṃ janma saphalaṃ ca tapaḥ prabho | devatvamadya me jātaṃ tvatprasādena śaṃkara
દેવીએ કહ્યું—હે પ્રભુ, આજે મારું જન્મ સફળ થયું અને મારું તપ પણ ફળ્યું. હે શંકર, આજે તમારી કૃપાથી મને દેવત્વની સિદ્ધિ પ્રાપ્ત થઈ।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī speaks with folded hands to Śaṅkara, expressing that her birth and austerities have become fruitful through his grace; the atmosphere is intimate, reverent, and luminous.
FAQs
The highest fruit of tapas and life is framed as divine grace—prasāda transforms effort into realization.
Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, since the dialogue occurs within its māhātmya and the Goddess’ fulfillment is tied to this revelation.
No specific rite; the verse celebrates tapas (austerity) and receiving Śiva’s prasāda.