Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तुष्टः प्राहेश्वरो देवि शंकरस्तां वराननाम्
tuṣṭaḥ prāheśvaro devi śaṃkarastāṃ varānanām
Hài lòng, hỡi Nữ Thần, Śaṅkara—Đấng Tối Thượng—đã cất lời với người nữ dung nhan đoan chính ấy (Sāvitrī).
Īśvara (Śiva) (narrating); Śaṅkara is the quoted speaker within the narrative
Tirtha: Brahmakūṇḍa (context)
Type: kund
Listener: Devī
Scene: Śiva, serene and radiant, addresses Sāvitrī with compassionate authority; Sāvitrī stands with folded hands, face uplifted, the sacred tank and liṅga shrine framing the encounter.
FAQs
When devotion and austerity mature, divine grace responds—Śiva becomes ‘pleased’ and grants audience.
The narrative setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra near Brahmakūṇḍa, in the third Bhairava account.
No new prescription; it marks the result of prior worship: Śiva’s satisfaction and ensuing address.