Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
पितृपैतामहं प्राप्य राज्यं शक्त्यनुरूपतः । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्पार्वतीपतिराह माम्
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ prāpya rājyaṃ śaktyanurūpataḥ | tataḥ prasanno bhagavānpārvatīpatirāha mām
Nang matamo ko ang kahariang minana sa ama at mga ninuno ayon sa aking kakayahan, noon ang Mapalad na Panginoon—ang Kabiyak ni Pārvatī—na nalugod, ay nagsalita sa akin.
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Listener: Not specified
Scene: A crowned king seated in court, then a shift to a sacred vision: Śiva as Pārvatīpati appears, serene yet majestic, about to speak a boon.
FAQs
Devotion supports dharmic prosperity; rightful power becomes a setting for divine instruction and grace.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it transitions to a direct encounter with Śiva.
None explicitly; it frames the fruit (prasāda) of prior worship.