Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 130
विशेषात्पार्वतीं देवीमीश्वरार्द्धशरीरिणीम् । स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैर्दक्षः प्रणम्य च कृताञ्जलिः
viśeṣātpārvatīṃ devīmīśvarārddhaśarīriṇīm | stotrairnānāvidhairdakṣaḥ praṇamya ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
Terutama sekali, Dakṣa dengan tangan dirapatkan lalu bersujud, memuji Dewi Pārvatī—yang berkongsi separuh tubuh Tuhan—dengan pelbagai jenis kidung pujian suci.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dakṣa stands with folded hands, head bowed, offering layered hymns to Pārvatī depicted as Ardhanārīśvara principle—either Devī beside Śiva with shared halo or a single half-male half-female form—surrounded by attentive devas.
FAQs
Reverence to the Goddess alongside Śiva completes devotion and restores balance through humility and praise.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Vastrāpathakṣetra is the implied sacred setting of these praises.
Añjali (folded hands) and stotra (hymns) are presented as key devotional acts.