Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96
नास्माकं दर्शनं व्यर्थं कथंचिदपि जायते । तस्मात्प्रार्थय यच्चित्ते तव नित्यं समाश्रितम्
nāsmākaṃ darśanaṃ vyarthaṃ kathaṃcidapi jāyate | tasmātprārthaya yaccitte tava nityaṃ samāśritam
„Unser Erscheinen ist niemals, auf welche Weise auch immer, vergeblich. Darum erbitte, was dein Herz beständig als innigen Wunsch in sich trägt.“
Vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ (the gods)
Scene: Devas speak with gentle authority, offering a boon; the sage stands attentive, hands folded, contemplating a dharmic request; the atmosphere glows with assurance.
FAQs
Divine darśana carries purposeful grace; when the gods reveal themselves, it is an opening for dharmic aspiration and spiritual uplift.
The statement occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific site is not named in this verse.
No ritual is specified; the instruction is to articulate one’s heartfelt request (prārthanā) in the presence of the gods.