Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
वागुवाच । मा पुत्रि साहसं कार्षीस्तपसा तिष्ठ सुन्दरि । भूयः प्राप्स्यसि भर्त्तारं कामें तुष्टेन शंभुना
vāguvāca | mā putri sāhasaṃ kārṣīstapasā tiṣṭha sundari | bhūyaḥ prāpsyasi bharttāraṃ kāmeṃ tuṣṭena śaṃbhunā
ವಾಣಿ ಹೇಳಿತು—“ಹೇ ಪುತ್ರಿ, ಅತಿಸಾಹಸ ಮಾಡಬೇಡ. ಹೇ ಸುಂದರಿ, ತಪಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರು. ಶಂಭು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾದಾಗ ನೀನು ಮತ್ತೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಪತಿ ಕಾಮನನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವೆ.”
Vāk (divine voice)
Listener: Rati
Scene: A disembodied celestial voice addresses the woman on the pyre, commanding her to desist and undertake austerity; the sky glows with divine authority.
FAQs
Austerity and steady discipline, not impulsive action, is the dharmic means to obtain divine grace.
The setting is the Arbuda region within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, connected to the Kāmeśvara-Śiva narrative.
Tapas (austerity) is prescribed as the means to please Śiva and attain the desired boon.