Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
विदितं तु महाभाग शप्तोहं येन कर्मणा । कुरुष्वानुग्रहं दक्ष मम दीनस्य याचतः
viditaṃ tu mahābhāga śaptohaṃ yena karmaṇā | kuruṣvānugrahaṃ dakṣa mama dīnasya yācataḥ
Wahai yang amat beruntung, telah diketahui oleh perbuatan apa aku terkena kutukan. Wahai Dakṣa, anugerahkanlah belas kasih kepadaku yang papa ini, yang memohon di hadapanmu.
Soma (Candra)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Soma openly confesses awareness of the deed that led to the curse and begs Dakṣa for favor; the emotional focus is on confession and supplication.
FAQs
Even the exalted must bow with humility; grace (anugraha) is sought through sincere repentance and right understanding of karma.
The broader narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), where Śiva’s grace becomes the ultimate refuge.
None directly; the verse emphasizes supplication and seeking favor as a dharmic response to suffering.