Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
प्रसन्नस्ते महाभाग वरं वरय सुव्रत । दुर्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु ददामि तव खेचर
prasannaste mahābhāga varaṃ varaya suvrata | durlabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu dadāmi tava khecara
Je suis satisfait de toi, ô bienheureux ; choisis un don, ô fidèle à ton vœu. Ô voyageur du ciel, je t’accorderai même ce qui est rare dans les trois mondes.
Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Garuḍa (addressed as mahābhāga, suvrata, khecara)
Scene: Śiva, visibly pleased, addresses Garuḍa: ‘Choose a boon’; the cosmic scale is emphasized—rare across the three worlds—while Garuḍa stands as a ‘khecara’ (sky-roamer).
FAQs
Divine grace responds to steadfast vows; when the Lord is pleased, even the rarest attainments become possible.
The broader setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on the boon-dialogue rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on su-vrata (steadfast vow/observance) as the basis for receiving grace.