Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
शुक्र उवाच । यदि तुष्टो महादेव विद्यां देहि महेश्वर । यया जीवंति संप्राप्ता मृत्युं संख्येपि जंतवः
śukra uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo mahādeva vidyāṃ dehi maheśvara | yayā jīvaṃti saṃprāptā mṛtyuṃ saṃkhyepi jaṃtavaḥ
شُکر نے عرض کیا: اگر آپ خوشنود ہیں، اے مہادیو، اے مہیشور! مجھے وہ مقدس وِدیا عطا فرمائیں جس کے ذریعے جاندار موت کو پا لینے کے بعد بھی پھر زندہ کیے جا سکیں۔
Śukra
Tirtha: Arbuda (vidyā-prāpti-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādeva / Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Śukra, hands folded, requests a secret vidyā from Śiva; Śiva listens with composed compassion; the atmosphere is charged—suggesting the gravity of reviving the dead; subtle imagery of a faintly glowing mantra-syllable or palm-leaf scripture may appear.
FAQs
Divine knowledge (vidyā) granted by Śiva is portrayed as a power that can transcend even death when aligned with divine will.
The request occurs within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, framing the region as a stage for extraordinary Śaiva boons.
A plea for vidyā (mantric knowledge) rather than a public ritual; it implies initiation/grace as the means of attainment.