Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
मंकण उवाच । नूनं भवान्महादेवः साक्षाद्दृष्टः प्रसीद मे । निश्चितं त्वं मया ज्ञात एतन्मे हृदि वर्तते
maṃkaṇa uvāca | nūnaṃ bhavānmahādevaḥ sākṣāddṛṣṭaḥ prasīda me | niścitaṃ tvaṃ mayā jñāta etanme hṛdi vartate
Maṃkaṇa disse: “Sem dúvida, tu és o próprio Mahādeva, visto diretamente—sê gracioso comigo. Eu te reconheci com certeza; esta convicção permanece em meu coração.”
Maṃkaṇa
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maṃkaṇa, kneeling, addresses Śiva: ‘You are surely Mahādeva; be gracious to me; I have recognized you—this certainty abides in my heart.’
FAQs
When divine truth is recognized, the right response is seeking grace (prasāda) with humility rather than clinging to ego-born attainments.
The Arbuda region is implicitly glorified as a locale where Mahādeva becomes directly perceptible to devotees.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse models devotional supplication and inner certainty (niścaya) in God.