Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तस्मात्प्रार्थय ते नित्यं यत्र चित्ते व्यवस्थितम् । दुर्लभं सर्वदेवानां मनुष्याणां विशेषतः
tasmātprārthaya te nityaṃ yatra citte vyavasthitam | durlabhaṃ sarvadevānāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ
অতএব তোমার চিত্তে যে বস্তু দৃঢ়ভাবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত, তারই জন্য সর্বদা প্রার্থনা করো; তা সকল দেবতার পক্ষেও দুর্লভ, আর মানুষের পক্ষে তো বিশেষতই দুর্লভ।
Śiva (continuing the boon-offer)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative moment before the boon-request: a brāhmaṇa devotee with folded hands, eyes steady, heart-set on a rare wish; the deity’s presence implied as a luminous, unseen witness.
FAQs
The highest boon is the one grounded in purified inner intention; true rarity lies in spiritual aims rather than common desires.
Indirectly, the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha is glorified because the “heart’s settled wish” leads to establishing and honoring the sacred liṅga at the site.
No explicit ritual; it emphasizes intentionality in prayer (prārthanā) and boon-seeking.
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