Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
तां वीक्ष्य शबरः पत्नीं पूर्ववत्प्रांजलिं स्थिताम् । भस्मावशेषितगृहं यथापूर्वमवस्थितम्
tāṃ vīkṣya śabaraḥ patnīṃ pūrvavatprāṃjaliṃ sthitām | bhasmāvaśeṣitagṛhaṃ yathāpūrvamavasthitam
Melihat isterinya berdiri seperti dahulu dengan tangan dirapatkan, Śabara pun memandang rumah itu—meskipun tinggal sisa abu—namun tampak tetap tegak di tempatnya seperti sediakala.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A Śabara stands astonished, seeing his wife with folded hands as before; behind her the house appears in its former outline though reduced to ash—an uncanny ‘as-it-was’ presence amid grey remnants.
FAQs
Reverent devotion (prāñjali-bhāva) and divine grace can overturn ordinary expectations, even amid apparent destruction.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on Śiva’s wondrous intervention within the Brahmottara narrative.
None directly; the verse highlights a posture of devotion (folded hands) rather than a formal rite.