Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
सरस्वत्युवाच । स्तोत्रेणानेन भूपाल भक्त्या सुस्थिरया सदा । परितुष्टास्मि तेनाशु वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम्
sarasvatyuvāca | stotreṇānena bhūpāla bhaktyā susthirayā sadā | parituṣṭāsmi tenāśu varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam
সরস্বতী বললেন—হে ভূপাল! এই স্তোত্রে এবং তোমার সদা স্থির ভক্তিতে আমি সম্পূর্ণ প্রসন্ন। শীঘ্রই ইচ্ছামতো বর প্রার্থনা করো।
Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūpāla (the king)
Scene: Sarasvatī, visibly present, addresses the king with a joyful smile, granting him the right to choose a boon; her right hand in varada-mudrā, veena resting, aura calm and bright.
FAQs
Steady devotion expressed through sacred praise pleases the Goddess and opens the way for divine grace and blessings.
The setting is within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this verse centers on the interpersonal divine exchange (boon-granting) rather than naming the tīrtha.
Stotra-recitation with unwavering bhakti is the practice implied; its stated fruit is the Goddess’s satisfaction and boon-bestowal.
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