Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
देव्युवाच । अद्य मे सफलं जन्म सफलं च तपः प्रभो । देवत्वमद्य मे जातं त्वत्प्रसादेन शंकर
devyuvāca | adya me saphalaṃ janma saphalaṃ ca tapaḥ prabho | devatvamadya me jātaṃ tvatprasādena śaṃkara
Dewi berkata: Hari ini kelahiranku menjadi berbuah, dan tapas-ku juga berbuah, wahai Tuhan. Hari ini aku mencapai kesempurnaan ketuhanan melalui rahmat-Mu, wahai Śaṅkara.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara
Scene: Devī speaks with folded hands to Śaṅkara, expressing that her birth and austerities have become fruitful through his grace; the atmosphere is intimate, reverent, and luminous.
FAQs
The highest fruit of tapas and life is framed as divine grace—prasāda transforms effort into realization.
Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, since the dialogue occurs within its māhātmya and the Goddess’ fulfillment is tied to this revelation.
No specific rite; the verse celebrates tapas (austerity) and receiving Śiva’s prasāda.