Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
धर्म उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश दयां कृत्वा ममोपरि । तं कुरुष्व महाभाग त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । वरेणैवं यथा ख्यातिं गमिष्यामि युगेयुगे
dharma uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | taṃ kuruṣva mahābhāga trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | vareṇaivaṃ yathā khyātiṃ gamiṣyāmi yugeyuge
Dharma said: “If you are pleased, O Lord of the gods, and show compassion toward me—O great one—make this boon effective throughout the three worlds, with all that moves and does not move, so that by this gift I may attain renown age after age.”
Dharma (Dharma-rāja/Yama; the text alternates the designation)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dharma personified (radiant, austere, holding śāstra or lotus) petitions Śiva; cosmic time hinted by a wheel (kāla-cakra) or four-yuga symbolism in the background.
FAQs
Divine blessing is portrayed as enduring across yugas, establishing lasting dharmic authority and remembrance.
The request supports the fame of the Dharmāraṇya sacred station previously granted (described as Kāśī-like).
None directly; the verse is a petition for universal and timeless recognition of the boon.