Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
कोटीनां नियुतं देवि ततस्तुष्टो महेश्वरः । ददौ गणेशतां तस्य मुक्तिं सामीप्यगां तथा
koṭīnāṃ niyutaṃ devi tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | dadau gaṇeśatāṃ tasya muktiṃ sāmīpyagāṃ tathā
Ó Deusa, depois que (o culto) prosseguiu por dez milhões, Maheśvara ficou satisfeito e concedeu-lhe a condição de gaṇa, assistente de Śiva, e também a libertação que conduz ao sāmīpya, a proximidade do Senhor.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mṛtyuñjayeśa (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Śiva, pleased, appears or radiates grace toward Nandin; the devotee receives a divine transformation—gaṇa insignia, luminous aura—while the liṅga stands as witness; the atmosphere conveys culmination after vast japa.
FAQs
Sustained devotion culminates in Śiva’s grace, expressed both as elevated spiritual status and liberation.
The narrative context remains Prabhāsa Kṣetra, a foremost Śaiva tīrtha in the Skanda Purāṇa.
Long-term japa/worship quantified as ‘koṭīnāṃ niyutam’ (ten million in count), leading to Śiva’s boon.