Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
तपसा दग्धदेहाय नित्यं योगरताय च । नमस्ते ज्ञाननेत्राय कश्यपात्मजसूनवे
tapasā dagdhadehāya nityaṃ yogaratāya ca | namaste jñānanetrāya kaśyapātmajasūnave
Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang tubuhnya hangus oleh tapa, dan yang sentiasa tekun dalam yoga. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang matanya adalah kebijaksanaan, wahai putera keturunan Kaśyapa.
Narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (deductively: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śani depicted as an ascetic yogin: lean, dark-bodied, with ash-like marks, seated in meditation; a subtle ‘eye of wisdom’ motif (inner light at forehead/heart) rather than a literal third eye; pilgrim offers simple water and sesame.
FAQs
Suffering can be transmuted into tapas and clarity; the ‘knowledge-eye’ symbolizes insight born from disciplined practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where devotional remembrance is tied to purification and dharmic steadiness.
No direct prescription; yoga/tapas are praised as qualities, implying austerity and steady practice as supportive disciplines.