Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ततोऽब्रवीत्सुतं देव ममैव गात्रलेपजम् । देहि देव वरानित्थं महत्त्वं येन गच्छति
tato'bravītsutaṃ deva mamaiva gātralepajam | dehi deva varānitthaṃ mahattvaṃ yena gacchati
तेव्हा ती देवास म्हणाली—“हा पुत्र माझ्याच देहलेपातून उत्पन्न झाला आहे. हे देव, याला असे वर द्या की तो महत्त्वास प्राप्त होईल.”
Pārvatī (addressing Śiva)
Tirtha: Arbuda/Arbudācala
Type: peak
Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: Pārvatī (nagātmajā) presents a child formed from her body-unguent, petitioning Śiva to grant boons that establish the child’s future greatness; Skanda’s presence is implied as a divine witness/participant.
FAQs
Greatness (mahattva) is framed as a divine blessing aligned with dharma, granted by Śiva at the Goddess’s request.
No tīrtha is explicitly glorified in this verse; it continues the mythic account within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
None; it is a request for divine boons.