Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
द्वादशाब्दे ततः पूर्णे तुतोष परमेश्वरः । वरेण छन्दयामास द्विजमाङ्गिरसं वरम्
dvādaśābde tataḥ pūrṇe tutoṣa parameśvaraḥ | vareṇa chandayāmāsa dvijamāṅgirasaṃ varam
فلما اكتملت اثنتا عشرة سنة على ذلك، رضي الربّ الأعلى؛ وبعطيّةٍ منحةٍ أبهجَ البرهمنَ الفاضلَ آنغيراسا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: After twelve years, Parameśvara manifests (or is felt) and grants a boon to Aṅgirā; the ascetic stands with folded hands before a radiant Śiva presence near the riverbank shrine.
FAQs
Prolonged, sincere sādhana culminates in divine satisfaction—Śiva’s grace manifests as a boon.
This verse is part of the lead-up to the Aṅgiras Tīrtha episode in Revā Khaṇḍa.
The implied prescription is sustained worship and austerity over a long period (twelve years), resulting in Śiva’s boon.