Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
दानव उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव वरं दास्यसि मे प्रभो । सङ्ग्रामैस्तु न तुष्टोऽहं बलं नास्तीति किंचन
dānava uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva varaṃ dāsyasi me prabho | saṅgrāmaistu na tuṣṭo'haṃ balaṃ nāstīti kiṃcana
قال العفريت: «إن كنتَ راضيًا عني، يا إلهي—وإن كنتَ ستمنحني نعمةً، يا ربّ—فاعلم أني لا أكتفي بالمعارك؛ وليس الأمر أني عديمُ القوة.»
Dānava (Daitya)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Dānava speaks boldly before Śiva, chest lifted, one hand gesturing as if dismissing ordinary battles; Śiva remains composed, embodying controlled power.
FAQs
The hunger for extraordinary power often disguises itself as confidence; true strength is measured by restraint, not by conquest.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative set in the Narmadā sacred region.
None; it is a direct request for a boon.