Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
स्तुत्वा नत्वा महेशानमुवाच पुनरेव सा । प्रसादं कुरु देवेश वशगास्मि सदा तव
stutvā natvā maheśānamuvāca punareva sā | prasādaṃ kuru deveśa vaśagāsmi sadā tava
Setelah memuji dan bersujud kepada Maheśāna, ia berkata lagi: “Wahai Dewa para dewa, limpahkanlah prasāda; aku senantiasa berada di bawah titah-Mu.”
Unnamed feminine figure (contextual: river/goddess)
Tirtha: Haratīrtha (implied)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A devotee/divine woman stands before Maheśāna, hands folded, having praised and bowed; her speech requests prasāda and declares perpetual obedience.
FAQs
Humility, praise, and surrender to Īśvara are presented as the doorway to prasāda (grace) that sanctifies persons and places.
The request for grace precedes Śiva’s proclamation that makes the site renowned as Hara-tīrtha.
The devotional acts of stuti (praise) and namaskāra (bowing) are explicitly mentioned.