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
เหล่าเทพผู้ประเสริฐ นำโดยพระอินทร์ ต่างประนมมือกล่าวว่า: “ข้าแต่พระศังกร ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ สวรรค์นี้จึงแน่นไปด้วยมนุษย์”
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.