Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
क्रीडामि क्रीडया देवि त्वया सार्द्धं वरानने । त्वं धृतिर्धारिणी लक्ष्मीः कांता मत्प्रकृतिर्ध्रुवम्
krīḍāmi krīḍayā devi tvayā sārddhaṃ varānane | tvaṃ dhṛtirdhāriṇī lakṣmīḥ kāṃtā matprakṛtirdhruvam
हे देवी, हे वरानने! मी तुझ्यासह क्रीडारूपाने क्रीडा करतो. तू धृति आहेस, धारणशक्ती आहेस, लक्ष्मी आहेस, माझी कान्ता आहेस—निश्चयच माझी ध्रुवा प्रकृती आहेस.
Śiva (deduced from Śiva-Śakti identification in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: The Lord speaks tenderly to the Devī, describing her as Dhṛti and Lakṣmī, his beloved Prakṛti; the scene suggests a sacred grove or temple precinct in Prabhāsa, suffused with calm radiance and playful intimacy.
FAQs
The universe is sustained through divine play; Devī as Prakṛti is the strength, support, and auspicious prosperity of existence.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya context in which this praise of Śiva-Śakti līlā is taught.
No explicit vrata or dāna is stated in this verse.