Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
ईश्वर उवाच । बाढमित्ये व ते चोक्त्वा सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । स्वस्थानं तु गताः सर्वे संहृष्टमनसस्तदा
īśvara uvāca | bāḍhamitye va te coktvā sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | svasthānaṃ tu gatāḥ sarve saṃhṛṣṭamanasastadā
ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—“തഥാസ്തു.” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ്, ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടിയ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അന്നേരം ഹർഷിതചിത്തത്തോടെ തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ ധാമങ്ങളിലേക്കു പോയി.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (narrative ratification point)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas including Indra
Scene: A celestial council disperses: Indra and devas bow after Śiva’s brief assent; they rise and depart toward their luminous abodes, faces bright with satisfaction; Śiva remains tranquil.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s promises are ratified by Īśvara; divine approval reinforces trust in dharma and pilgrimage fruits.
The ongoing context is Prabhāsa Kṣetra and Hāṭakeśvara’s sphere of merit.
None; it narrates Śiva’s assent and the gods’ departure.