Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
वरं वृणीष्व ते दद्मि ह्यमरत्वमृते मम
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva te dadmi hyamaratvamṛte mama
প্রভু বললেন—“বর চাও; আমি তোমাকে দেব—কিন্তু অমরত্ব ব্যতীত, তা আমার দানের অতীত।”
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: Śiva raises a hand in varada while calmly stating the exception—immortality cannot be granted; Karañja listens attentively, poised to choose a dhārmic boon.
FAQs
Even divine boons operate within cosmic order; mortality remains a boundary that upholds dharma and time.
The Revā-region tīrtha narrative continues; the tīrtha’s sanctity is linked to the boon-event.
None explicitly—this verse sets the theological limit on boons (immortality excluded).
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