Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
ततो देवाः शिवं नत्वा प्रार्थयामासुरीश्वरि । कलत्रसंग्रहं देव कुरु कार्यार्थसंग्रहे
tato devāḥ śivaṃ natvā prārthayāmāsurīśvari | kalatrasaṃgrahaṃ deva kuru kāryārthasaṃgrahe
तेव्हा देवांनी शिवाला नमस्कार करून प्रार्थना केली— “हे ईश्वर, लोककार्यसिद्धीसाठी त्याचे कलत्र-संग्रह व गृहव्यवस्था पुनः प्रस्थापित करावी।”
The Devas (gods)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas, hands folded, bow before Mahādeva, pleading for restoration of conjugal order and worldly functioning; Śiva seated in yogic composure, the devas arranged in reverent semicircle.
FAQs
Even gods seek Śiva’s sanction for restoring dharmic order; divine governance aligns personal bonds with cosmic purpose.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the gods’ supplication to Śiva becomes part of the kṣetra’s glorifying narrative.
No direct ritual is prescribed; it depicts prayer (prārthanā) and reverential bowing (namaskāra).