Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
वरं वरय देवेन्द्र ब्रूहि यत्ते मनोगतम् । तत्सर्वं संप्रदास्यामि तुष्टाहं भक्तितस्तव
varaṃ varaya devendra brūhi yatte manogatam | tatsarvaṃ saṃpradāsyāmi tuṣṭāhaṃ bhaktitastava
Wähle eine Gabe, o Indra; sprich aus, was in deinem Herzen ist. Ich werde dir alles gewähren — ich bin erfreut über deine Hingabe.
Pulastya (quoting Devī speaking to Indra)
Tirtha: Varaparvata
Type: peak
Listener: King (narādhipa)
Scene: The Goddess addresses Indra directly, inviting him to choose a boon; Indra stands humbled, vajra lowered, hands folded, as the divine Mother’s compassionate authority fills the summit.
FAQs
Bhakti draws anugraha (grace): sincere devotion culminates in vara-pradāna (bestowal of boons).
The boon-dialogue unfolds in the Arbuda/Varaparvata context central to this chapter’s sthala-mahātmya.
No explicit rite is prescribed; devotion (bhakti) is presented as the effective means.