Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
ततस्तुष्टो महादेवस्तस्य भक्त्या निरञ्जनः । ददौ तस्य सुतं देवि देवलं योगिनां वरम्
tatastuṣṭo mahādevastasya bhaktyā nirañjanaḥ | dadau tasya sutaṃ devi devalaṃ yogināṃ varam
そのとき、無垢にしてその信愛に満悦されたマハーデーヴァは、女神よ、彼に一子を授けた——ヨーギンの中で最勝のデーヴァラを。
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī addressed as devi
Scene: Mahādeva appears radiant and stainless, bestowing a boon upon the devoted Pratyūṣa; the moment of granting Devala is shown as a luminous emergence—either as a child-sage with ascetic marks or as a blessing-light entering the devotee’s lineage.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to steadfast bhakti: rightful desires are fulfilled, and the blessing itself becomes spiritually exalted (a yogi-son).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (by narrative continuity), where Pratyūṣa’s devotion culminates in Śiva’s boon.
No new prescription; the verse states the fruit (putra-pradāna) of prior devotion and austerity.
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