Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 168
इत्युक्तस्तव कारुण्याच्छिखण्डी गणनायकः । अनुग्रहं ददौ तस्या गंधर्वदुहितुस्तदा
ityuktastava kāruṇyācchikhaṇḍī gaṇanāyakaḥ | anugrahaṃ dadau tasyā gaṃdharvaduhitustadā
ครั้นได้ยินดังนั้น ด้วยพระกรุณาของท่าน ศิขัณฑีผู้เป็นนายแห่งคณะคณะ (คณะนాయక) จึงประทานพระอนุเคราะห์แก่นางผู้เป็นธิดาแห่งคันธรรพ์ในกาลนั้น
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the Prabhāsa-māhātmya frame
Scene: Śikhaṇḍī, gaṇa-nāyaka, softens with compassion and extends a blessing gesture toward the Gandharva’s daughter, lifting her from despair in the sacred precincts of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Divine grace (anugraha) arises through compassion and becomes the turning point in suffering and restoration.
The broader frame is the glorification of Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), though this verse itself advances the narrative of grace within that māhātmya.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights anugraha (bestowal of grace) as the narrative pivot.