Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
भीतोऽस्मि सांप्रतं दृष्ट्वा तत्त्वमन्यत्प्रदर्शय । एवमुक्ता च सा देवी तेन शैलेन पार्वती
bhīto'smi sāṃprataṃ dṛṣṭvā tattvamanyatpradarśaya | evamuktā ca sā devī tena śailena pārvatī
“हे आत्ता पाहून मी भयभीत झालो आहे; दुसरे तत्त्व (अन्य वास्तविकता) दाखव.” असे त्या शैलाने म्हटल्यावर देवी पार्वती (उत्तर देऊ लागली)।
Himavān (addressing Pārvatī/Devī)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: Himavān, shaken, confesses fear and asks the Goddess to show another principle/form; Devī Pārvatī listens, poised to withdraw the terrifying manifestation.
FAQs
When divine majesty overwhelms, sincere prayer invites compassionate revelation suited to the devotee’s capacity.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where the Goddess’s forms are disclosed as part of the site’s greatness.
No explicit ritual; the verse highlights devotional request (prārthanā) for instruction and reassurance.