Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्व इन्द्राद्याः सुरसत्तमाः । व्याप्तोयं मानुषैः स्वर्गः प्रसादात्तव शंकर
ūcuḥ prāṃjalayaḥ sarva indrādyāḥ surasattamāḥ | vyāptoyaṃ mānuṣaiḥ svargaḥ prasādāttava śaṃkara
அனைவரும் கைகூப்பி, இந்திரன் முதலிய சிறந்த தேவர்கள் கூறினர்—“ஓ சங்கரா, உமது அருளால் இந்தச் சொர்க்கம் மனிதர்களால் நிரம்பியுள்ளது.”
Devāḥ (Indra and the gods)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas with folded hands address Śaṅkara; behind them, a vision of svarga crowded with human souls, suggesting a cosmic demographic shift caused by grace.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace can elevate ordinary humans to heavenly attainment, astonishing even the devas.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Śaiva sanctity, linked with Someśvara and Śiva’s prasāda.
None; it is a devotional address acknowledging Śiva’s grace.