Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
इतोष्टमे च दिवसे त्वज्जनेता प्रजापतिः । मह्यं दास्यति कन्यां त्वां सफलस्ते मनोरथः । इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवेशस्तत्रैवांतर्हितोभवत्
itoṣṭame ca divase tvajjanetā prajāpatiḥ | mahyaṃ dāsyati kanyāṃ tvāṃ saphalaste manorathaḥ | ityuktvā devadeveśastatraivāṃtarhitobhavat
“On the eighth day from now, your father—the Prajāpati—will give you to me in marriage as his daughter; your desire shall be fulfilled.” Having said this, the Lord of Lords vanished right there.
Śiva (Devadeveśa)
FAQs
Divine assurance (satya-vākya) is central: when grace is granted, dhārmic outcomes manifest in their proper time.
The narrative supports the Satīśvara-liṅga māhātmya of Kāśī, though the verse itself describes the boon and Śiva’s disappearance.
None; it specifies a time-bound divine promise (the eighth day) rather than a rite.