Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
ततश्चतुर्द्दशे देवि तपसा नियमेन च । तुष्टेनोक्तो मया देवि वरं वरय सुव्रत
tataścaturddaśe devi tapasā niyamena ca | tuṣṭenokto mayā devi varaṃ varaya suvrata
そののち、ああデーヴィーよ、十四年目に、彼の苦行と戒律に我は満悦し、こう告げた。「善き誓願を守る者よ、望む恩寵を選べ。」
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The deity, pleased, addresses the ascetic at the end of the fourteenth year, offering a boon; the atmosphere is charged with sanctity and quiet wonder.
FAQs
When tapas is joined with niyama (ethical restraint), divine grace responds—boons arise as the fruit of disciplined dharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra, as the stage where austerity matures into Śiva’s direct blessing.
Tapas and niyama are upheld as effective disciplines; the verse also introduces the boon-bestowal moment.