Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
वर्षाणां च शतं साग्रं कृते तपसि दुश्चरे । तुतोष भगवान्रुद्रो धरित्रीं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
varṣāṇāṃ ca śataṃ sāgraṃ kṛte tapasi duścare | tutoṣa bhagavānrudro dharitrīṃ vākyamabravīt
Ketika lebih dari seratus tahun dihabiskan dalam tapa yang berat, Bhagavān Rudra pun berkenan dan menyampaikan sabda kepada Dharitrī, Sang Bumi.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditionally Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)
Scene: After prolonged austerity beside the installed liṅga, Rudra manifests—radiant, ash-smeared, trident-bearing—speaking compassionate words to Dharitrī.
FAQs
Sustained tapas, even when difficult, culminates in divine grace (tṛpti/tuṣṭi) and direct guidance from the deity.
The setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where tapas is shown to yield Śiva’s direct favor.
Long-term tapas (austerity) is highlighted; the verse frames it as a practice that pleases Rudra.