Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
वरं प्रार्थय विप्रेन्द्र यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यं ते तुष्टो दास्याम्यसंशयम्
varaṃ prārthaya viprendra yatte manasi vartate | api trailokyarājyaṃ te tuṣṭo dāsyāmyasaṃśayam
Erbitte eine Gabe, o Bester der Brahmanen, was immer in deinem Sinn verweilt. Wenn du es wünschst, werde ich dir ohne Zweifel sogar die Herrschaft über die drei Welten verleihen, denn ich bin erfreut.
Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān/Śambhu)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (context of boon leading to establishment)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, radiant and compassionate, extends a blessing gesture (varada-mudrā) toward the brāhmaṇa; cosmic imagery—three worlds hinted as floating spheres or layered realms—illustrates the magnitude of the offered boon.
FAQs
Divine grace can exceed worldly imagination; the devotee is invited to choose a boon aligned with inner intention rather than mere power.
The Hāṭakeśvara sacred narrative context frames the boon as connected to establishing and glorifying the local liṅga and tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on vara-pradāna (bestowal of a boon) following tapas.