Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
भोभो ब्रूहि महाभाग यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । दाता ह्यहमसंदेहो यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्
bhobho brūhi mahābhāga yatte manasi vartate | dātā hyahamasaṃdeho yadyapi syātsudurlabham
«Parle, ô très fortuné, de ce qui demeure en ton esprit. Je l’accorderai assurément, sans doute, fût-ce chose extrêmement difficile à obtenir.»
Śiva (Mahādeva/Vṛṣabhadhvaja)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience seeking Revā-māhātmya
Scene: Śiva, pleased, addresses the tapasvī with compassionate authority, inviting the devotee to state the desire; the moment is calm, intimate, and charged with promise.
FAQs
Divine grace follows sincere austerity; the Lord invites the devotee to articulate dharmic desire and promises fulfillment.
The Revā/Narmadā setting is the sacred backdrop where such boons are revealed in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No new rite is prescribed here; it marks the fruition (phala) of tapas and devotion.