Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
श्रीभगवानुवाच । क्षांत एष मया पुत्र तव सर्वः पराभवः । परितुष्टेन ते कर्म दृष्ट्वा चैवातिमानुषम्
śrībhagavānuvāca | kṣāṃta eṣa mayā putra tava sarvaḥ parābhavaḥ | parituṣṭena te karma dṛṣṭvā caivātimānuṣam
ശ്രീഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—പുത്രാ, നിന്റെ ഈ മുഴുവൻ പരാജയം ഞാൻ ക്ഷമിച്ചു; നിന്റെ അതിമാനുഷ കർമ്മങ്ങൾ കണ്ടു ഞാൻ പ്രസന്നനായി।
Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān/Maheśvara, per immediate narrative context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The deity speaks with a raised hand in reassurance (abhaya or varada-like gesture), addressing the king as ‘son’; the king remains kneeling, relieved; the queen watches with softened expression; the fierce emblems remain but the mood turns gentle.
FAQs
Divine compassion responds to sincere repentance and righteous conduct; Śiva is easily pleased by dharma-filled action.
The tīrtha’s greatness is shown through Śiva’s direct speech and grace in Adhyāya 95, marking the locale as a place of quick divine response.
None directly; the emphasis is on divine approval of dharmic karma and sincere submission.