Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
नारद उवाच । कुमार वयसा युक्तो जरायुक्तकलेवरः । प्रसादात्स्यां हि ते देव यदि तुष्टो दिवाकर
nārada uvāca | kumāra vayasā yukto jarāyuktakalevaraḥ | prasādātsyāṃ hi te deva yadi tuṣṭo divākara
নাৰদে ক’লে: হে দেৱ, হে দিবাকৰ, যদি তুমি সন্তুষ্ট হওঁ, তেন্তে তোমাৰ কৃপাৰে মোৰ ভিতৰত যৌৱন থাকক, কিন্তু দেহ জৰাযুক্তেই থাকক।
Nārada
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūrya (Divākara)
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā and ascetic marks, petitions Sūrya for a strange boon: youthful vigor within an aged frame—suggesting inner radiance despite outer wrinkles.
FAQs
A boon is sought not merely for pleasure but as a divine rearrangement of life-conditions through grace.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sūrya’s boon-bestowing power is narrated as part of the site’s greatness.
None; it records the specific boon request made during the divine encounter.
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