Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु चतुर्थे वरवर्णिनि । तुतोष भगवान्रुद्रो वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu caturthe varavarṇini | tutoṣa bhagavānrudro vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha
Wahai yang berparas elok, ketika masa seribu tahun yang keempat telah genap, Bhagavān Rudra pun berkenan dan mengucapkan sabda ini.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varavarṇinī (female interlocutor addressed)
Scene: A threshold moment: the completion of a vast austerity cycle; Rudra’s satisfaction indicated by auspicious signs—light, gentle wind, celestial sound—before he speaks.
FAQs
Persistent dharmic effort culminates in divine response; Śiva’s satisfaction signifies the fruition of tapas.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a stage where austerity ripens into Rudra’s grace and revelation.
No new prescription; it marks the completion of extended tapas leading to Śiva’s approval.