Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
साधु साधु महाभाग सत्त्ववांस्तु भुजंगम । त्वया भक्त्या गृहीतोऽहं प्रीतस्ते ह्युरगेश्वर । वरं याचय मे क्षिप्रं यस्ते मनसि वर्तते
sādhu sādhu mahābhāga sattvavāṃstu bhujaṃgama | tvayā bhaktyā gṛhīto'haṃ prītaste hyurageśvara | varaṃ yācaya me kṣipraṃ yaste manasi vartate
„Wohl getan, wohl getan, edle und standhafte Schlange! Durch deine Bhakti hast du Mich gewonnen; Ich bin dir wohlgesinnt, o Herr der Nāgas. Bitte Mich sogleich um die Gabe, die in deinem Herzen weilt.“
Tripurāntaka (Śiva) (inferred from prior verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maṇināga (urageśvara)
Scene: On the Narmadā bank, Īśvara addresses the radiant nāga-lord with approving gesture, granting a boon; the atmosphere is reverent, with river shimmer and subtle nāga iconography (hoods, jewels).
FAQs
Bhakti and steadfast tapas attract Śiva’s grace, culminating in direct communion and boon-bestowal.
The setting remains the Revā/Narmadā region of the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse centers on Śiva’s encounter rather than a named tīrtha.
No formal ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on devotion (bhakti) and the fruition of tapas in receiving a boon.