Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
वरेण छन्दयामास त्रिपुरान्तकरः प्रभुः । भोः करञ्ज महासत्त्व परितुष्टोऽस्मि तेऽनघ
vareṇa chandayāmāsa tripurāntakaraḥ prabhuḥ | bhoḥ karañja mahāsattva parituṣṭo'smi te'nagha
Le Seigneur, le Destructeur de Tripura, voulut le combler d’une grâce : «Ô Karañja, grande âme, ô sans faute, je suis satisfait de toi».
Śiva (Mahādeva/Tripurāntaka)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: Śiva as Tripurāntaka manifests before Karañja—majestic, ash-smeared, with trident and serene authority—offering a boon; Karañja stands with folded hands, humbled and radiant.
FAQs
When devotion matures through discipline, the deity responds directly—often through the granting of a boon.
The scene belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape; the tīrtha’s fame is tied to Śiva’s approval of Karañja.
No new rite is prescribed here; it marks the moment tapas bears fruit as Śiva offers a vara (boon).