Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
ततस्त्वं जटिलेशान वरं ब्रूहि तपोधन । अदेयं न तवास्त्यद्य महोद्यमपरायण
tatastvaṃ jaṭileśāna varaṃ brūhi tapodhana | adeyaṃ na tavāstyadya mahodyamaparāyaṇa
فلذلك، يا إيشانا ذا الشعر المُلبَّد، انطق بما تشاء من نعمة، يا كنزَ الزهد. اليوم لا شيء يُقال فيه: «لا يُعطى لك»، يا من جعلتَ همّتك في عظيم السعي.
Viśveśvara/Śiva
Listener: (Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame listener, traditionally a sage/assembly)
Scene: A boon-offering moment: a radiant Viśveśvara (Śiva as Lord of Kāśī) addressing the ascetic Īśāna with matted locks; the sacred ford/ghāṭ setting hinted by water, steps, and pilgrims in the background.
FAQs
Austerity and steadfast effort, when joined to devotion, lead to divine generosity and boon-bestowal.
Kāśī is the narrative field; the boon request will shape the fame and naming of the tīrtha celebrated in this chapter.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse frames the boon-granting moment following intensive worship.