Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
क्षंतव्यं देवदेवेश कृतं यन्मूढमानसैः । त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरेशान तत्त्वं सानुग्रहो भव
kṣaṃtavyaṃ devadeveśa kṛtaṃ yanmūḍhamānasaiḥ | tvatprasādātsureśāna tattvaṃ sānugraho bhava
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Tapodhana sages (prayer to Rudra/Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of sages with folded hands plead for forgiveness before a radiant, formless yet felt presence of Śiva; the atmosphere is penitential, with subdued light and sacred coastal air of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Even the spiritually advanced seek kṣamā (forgiveness); humility and reliance on Śiva’s anugraha restore dharmic clarity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where confession and divine mercy are presented as integral to the kṣetra’s salvific power.
No explicit rite; the verse models devotional repentance and supplication to Śiva.