Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
गौरीति च मुहुर्वाक्यमुत्तिष्ठ व्रज मन्दिरम् । वरं वरय कल्याणि यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते
gaurīti ca muhurvākyamuttiṣṭha vraja mandiram | varaṃ varaya kalyāṇi yatte manasi varttate
Immer wieder nannte er sie „Gaurī“: „Steh auf, geh in deine Wohnstatt. O Glückverheißende, wähle eine Gabe – was immer in deinem Herzen weilt.“
Śiva (Śaśiśekhara/Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context of Gaurī’s presence)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate divine figure repeatedly calls the Goddess ‘Gaurī,’ urging her to rise and return to her temple, inviting her to choose any boon from her heart; the setting suggests a sanctified precinct of Prabhāsa with shrine architecture and ritual ambience.
FAQs
Sincere tapas culminates in divine grace: the Lord recognizes the devotee’s transformed state and offers fulfillment of righteous desire.
The boon-giving moment is part of the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative centered on Gaurīśvara worship.
No explicit prescription; it indicates the फल of tapas—Śiva’s darśana and vara-pradāna (granting of a boon).