Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 161
त्वया दत्तं पुना राज्यं वासवस्य त्रिविष्टपे । तस्माद्वरय भद्रं ते वरं यन्मनसीप्सितम् । सर्वे देवाः प्रसन्नास्ते प्रदास्यंति न संशयः
tvayā dattaṃ punā rājyaṃ vāsavasya triviṣṭape | tasmādvaraya bhadraṃ te varaṃ yanmanasīpsitam | sarve devāḥ prasannāste pradāsyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
“Tú has restituido de nuevo la soberanía de Vāsava (Indra) en Triviṣṭapa (el cielo). Por ello, elige—que el bien sea contigo—el don que tu corazón anhela. Todos los dioses están complacidos contigo y lo concederán, sin duda.”
Deva-gaṇas (the gods, collectively addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (prasāda-dāyaka Devi-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra (Vāsava) stands among the gods, acknowledging regained kingship in heaven; the assembly invites the Goddess to choose a boon; faces show relief and reverent eagerness to repay.
FAQs
Divine service culminates in grace: boons follow when the cosmos is protected and devotion is honored.
Arbuda/Varaparvata, where the boon-dialogue anchors the Goddess’s lasting relationship with the locale.
None directly; the verse introduces the boon-bestowal (vara) motif central to many Mahātmyas.