Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
ईश्वर उवाच । वरं वरय भद्रं ते यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । तव दास्याम्यहं चंद्र यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्
īśvara uvāca | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yatte manasi vartate | tava dāsyāmyahaṃ caṃdra yadyapi syātsudurllabham
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: “বৰ বাছি লোৱা—তোমাৰ মঙ্গল হওক—যি তোমাৰ মনত আছে। হে চন্দ্ৰ, সেয়া অতি দুৰ্লভ হলেও মই তোমাক দিম।”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Candra (Soma)
Scene: Śiva speaks gently to Candra, inviting him to ask for a boon; the moment is intimate, compassionate, and solemn.
FAQs
Śiva responds to sincere devotion with generosity, offering even rare boons to the steadfast seeker.
The offer of boon occurs within the Arbuda-māhātmya setting, reinforcing Arbuda as a grace-bestowing sacred landscape.
No new rite is stated; the verse marks the divine response to prior tapas and worship.