स ब्राह्मणं तपोयुक्तमुवाच दितिनंदनः । पुत्र मे भगवन्नेकमिंद्रतुल्यं प्रयच्छतु
sa brāhmaṇaṃ tapoyuktamuvāca ditinaṃdanaḥ | putra me bhagavannekamiṃdratulyaṃ prayacchatu
Da sprach der Sohn der Diti zu dem askesereichen Brāhmaṇa: „O Ehrwürdiger, gewähre mir einen einzigen Sohn – einen, der Indra gleich ist.“
A Daitya (son of Diti; in this episode, Ilvala/Vātāpi context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (narrative trajectory)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (implied)
Scene: A proud daitya (Ilvala) petitions a serene, austere brāhmaṇa seated in meditation; the daitya’s posture is demanding, the brāhmaṇa’s expression restrained and discerning.
Desires for power (an Indra-like son) are placed before ascetics, showing how boons can become tests of dharma and restraint.
The wider narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, the glorification of Prabhāsa (near Somanātha) as a sacred region where major episodes unfold.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces a boon-request addressed to a tapasvī brāhmaṇa.