Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 199
शूद्राश्चैवाभिलषितान्कामान्प्राप्स्यंति भामिनि । अपमृत्युभयं घोरं मृत्युतोऽपि महाभयम्
śūdrāścaivābhilaṣitānkāmānprāpsyaṃti bhāmini | apamṛtyubhayaṃ ghoraṃ mṛtyuto'pi mahābhayam
اے نورانی خاتون! شودر بھی اپنی مطلوبہ مرادیں پا لیتے ہیں؛ اور ناگہانی موت کا ہولناک خوف—جو خود موت سے بھی بڑھ کر ہے—دور ہو جاتا ہے۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Devī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhāminī (addressed ‘O radiant lady’)
Scene: A humble devotee (śūdra) prays at Prabhāsa; a dark specter labeled ‘apamṛtyu-bhaya’ dissolves in sunlight; the devotee receives a token of blessing, symbolizing fulfilled wishes and protection.
FAQs
The māhātmya’s grace is inclusive and protective, granting legitimate desires and guarding life from untimely peril.
Arkasthala in Prabhāsakṣetra, whose praise is said to remove apamṛtyu-bhaya.
Implicitly the continued practice of hearing/reciting/praising the māhātmya that yields these protective results.