Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
अथ किं बहुनोक्तेन रहस्यं ते प्रकाशितम् । वत्स यत्कारणेनेह तपस्तप्तं त्वयाऽखिलम् । तन्मे निःशेषतो ब्रूहि दास्ये तुष्टोऽस्मि ते वरम्
atha kiṃ bahunoktena rahasyaṃ te prakāśitam | vatsa yatkāraṇeneha tapastaptaṃ tvayā'khilam | tanme niḥśeṣato brūhi dāsye tuṣṭo'smi te varam
しかし多くを語って何になろう。秘奥は汝に明かされた。愛しき子よ—ここで汝がことごとく苦行（タパス）を修した理由を、余すところなく我に告げよ。我は満足した、汝に一つの恩寵（ヴァラ）を授けよう。
Śiva (Śaṃbhu)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaṃbhu addresses a devoted ascetic (Candra in penance context), saying the secret is revealed and inviting him to state his purpose; the atmosphere is charged with compassionate authority.
FAQs
Sincere tapas performed at a sacred place culminates in divine grace; the Lord responds personally to earnest seekers.
Prabhāsakṣetra, implied as the ‘here’ where austerity bears immediate fruit through Śiva’s presence.
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the efficacious practice that draws Śiva’s boon.