Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
दुर्वासाश्चाप्यहं भद्रे त्वं क्षमा समचारिणी । लोभमोहतपश्चाहं त्वं तृष्णा तामसी स्मृता
durvāsāścāpyahaṃ bhadre tvaṃ kṣamā samacāriṇī | lobhamohatapaścāhaṃ tvaṃ tṛṣṇā tāmasī smṛtā
Eu também sou Durvāsā, ó auspiciosa; enquanto tu és Kṣamā, a tolerância que sempre caminha em harmonia. Eu sou a cobiça, a ilusão e até a austeridade; tu és Tṛṣṇā, lembrada como a força tamásica.
Śiva (deduced from śaiva identity-statements within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic, almost tantric tableau: a divine speaker enumerates identities—Durvāsā, greed, delusion, tapas—while addressing a feminine principle embodying forbearance and tamasic craving; the background suggests the sea-washed Prabhāsa shore and Somnath’s sacred precinct.
FAQs
Even intense traits and inner afflictions are acknowledged as cosmic powers; dharma is to cultivate kṣamā (forbearance) and master tṛṣṇā (craving).
Prabhāsakṣetra, whose Māhātmya frames inner purification as part of sacred travel and devotion.
No direct prescription; the verse implies ethical sādhanā—restraint of craving and practice of forgiveness.