Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
चिरं नियोगं सुश्रोणि व्रतं पाशुपतं महत् । धारयंति यथोक्तं तु मम विस्मयकारकम् । तेषामनुग्रहार्थाय मम चित्तं प्रधावति
ciraṃ niyogaṃ suśroṇi vrataṃ pāśupataṃ mahat | dhārayaṃti yathoktaṃ tu mama vismayakārakam | teṣāmanugrahārthāya mama cittaṃ pradhāvati
Wahai yang berpinggul elok, sejak lama mereka menegakkan brata agung Pāśupata dengan disiplin ketat, tepat sebagaimana ditetapkan—hal itu membuatku takjub. Demi menganugerahkan anugerah kepada mereka, batinku segera melaju menuju mereka.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: At Prabhāsa’s sacred precinct, austere Pāśupata votaries stand with matted hair and ash-smeared bodies, maintaining strict discipline; Śiva, moved with wonder, turns his mind toward them in compassion, indicating imminent grace.
FAQs
Steady, rule-bound religious practice (vrata) attracts divine attention and culminates in grace (anugraha).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the setting where Pāśupata observance is upheld and rewarded.
Long-term observance of the great Pāśupata-vrata, maintained exactly according to injunction (yathokta).