Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तदाऽब्रवीद्धर्मराजः पादः प्रपतितो मम । प्रसादात्तव देवेश जायतां पुनरेव हि
tadā'bravīddharmarājaḥ pādaḥ prapatito mama | prasādāttava deveśa jāyatāṃ punareva hi
അപ്പോൾ ധർമ്മരാജൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “എന്റെ പാദം വേർപെട്ട് വീണിരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ ദേവേശ, നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ അത് വീണ്ടും മുൻപുപോലെ ഉണ്ടാകട്ടെ.”
Dharmarāja (Yama)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dharmarāja/Yama, humbled, petitions Śiva: his foot has fallen away and he asks for its restoration by divine grace; Śiva stands compassionate and sovereign.
FAQs
Divine grace (prasāda) is sought not for domination but for restoration and the ability to continue one’s dharmic function.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the place where prayer is answered and affliction is healed through Śiva’s grace.
None explicitly; it is a boon-request (vara-yācanā) arising from worship.