Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
अतस्ते संप्रदास्यामि भोगांस्त्रिदशदुर्लभान् । आयुश्च परमं दीर्घमारोग्यं च प्रजोन्नतिम् । यद्यदिच्छसि सुश्रोणि तत्तदेव ददामि ते
ataste saṃpradāsyāmi bhogāṃstridaśadurlabhān | āyuśca paramaṃ dīrghamārogyaṃ ca prajonnatim | yadyadicchasi suśroṇi tattadeva dadāmi te
Darum will ich dir Genüsse gewähren, die selbst den Göttern schwer zu erlangen sind: ein höchst langes Leben, Gesundheit ohne Krankheit und das Gedeihen der Nachkommenschaft. Was immer du begehrst, o Schönhüftige, eben das gebe ich dir.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard Sūta frame; not explicit in this verse)
Scene: Śiva (Gaurīśa) speaks compassionately to a courtesan, offering divine boons—long life, health, and progeny—set in a courtly yet sanctified atmosphere; the woman stands with folded hands, poised between worldly life and spiritual turning.
FAQs
Even supreme worldly boons come from divine grace, yet the context prepares for the devotee’s higher choice—devotion over enjoyment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general Śaiva dialogue within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; the verse concerns Śiva’s granting of boons.