Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
मृत्युंजयोग्रभूतेश मृडानीश त्रिलोचन । यदि प्रसन्नो मे नाथ यदि देयो वरो मम
mṛtyuṃjayograbhūteśa mṛḍānīśa trilocana | yadi prasanno me nātha yadi deyo varo mama
يا قاهرَ الموت، يا ربَّ الكائناتِ الجبّار، يا سيّدَ مُرْداني، يا ذا العيونِ الثلاث—إن كنتَ قد رضيتَ عنّي يا مولاي، وإن كان لي أن أُمنَحَ نعمةً…
Durvāsā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: Durvāsā, poised at the moment of asking, addresses the three-eyed Lord, conqueror of death; Śiva’s calm gaze conveys readiness to grant a boon, with subtle symbols of death subdued.
FAQs
Divine boons arise from divine pleasure (prasāda), sought through reverence and devotion.
The Kāśī context continues; the boon will establish a named liṅga and a sacred pond in Kāśī.
None yet; it introduces the formal request that results in a tirtha and liṅga-mahātmya.