Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
तासां प्रत्यक्षतां प्राप्ता पार्वती परमेश्वरी । उवाच वरदा ब्रूत यद्वो मनसि संस्थितम्
tāsāṃ pratyakṣatāṃ prāptā pārvatī parameśvarī | uvāca varadā brūta yadvo manasi saṃsthitam
Lalu Pārvatī, Sang Dewi Tertinggi, menampakkan diri di hadapan mereka dan bersabda sebagai Pemberi anugerah: “Katakanlah apa yang tersimpan di dalam hatimu.”
Narrator (introducing Pārvatī’s speech)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varānanā (frame listener)
Scene: Pārvatī, the Supreme Goddess, appears directly before the tapasvins and, as boon-giver, invites them to speak their heart’s desire.
FAQs
When devotion matures, the deity grants pratyakṣa-darśana and invites sincere articulation of one’s dhārmic desire.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Goddess is said to appear directly to devoted worshippers.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it marks the moment of divine appearance that follows prior tapas and worship.