Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
श्रद्धां तस्य विदित्वा तु भूयस्तृप्तास्तु देवताः । आगत्य ब्राह्मणं प्रोचुः कूपमध्ये व्यवस्थितम्
śraddhāṃ tasya viditvā tu bhūyastṛptāstu devatāḥ | āgatya brāhmaṇaṃ procuḥ kūpamadhye vyavasthitam
ครั้นเหล่าเทพทราบถึงศรัทธาของเขา ก็ยิ่งอิ่มเอิบยินดีนัก แล้วเสด็จมาและตรัสกับพราหมณ์ผู้ประทับอยู่กลางบ่อบาดาลนั้น
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from surrounding verses in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (kūpa episode)
Type: kund
Listener: Narrative audience; earlier address to the lady remains in the storytelling layer
Scene: The devas, pleased and further satisfied upon perceiving the brāhmaṇa’s faith, arrive and address him while he remains within the well.
FAQs
Śraddhā is portrayed as the decisive spiritual force that draws divine attention and grace, even in distressing circumstances.
Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically a sacred well associated with the later name “Tritakūpa.”
No new rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes śraddhā as the inner qualification that perfects ritual action.