Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रार्थयामि वरं दिव्यं यो मे मनसि वर्तते । परं स निश्चयं कृत्वा सोऽन्धको निर्गतो गृहात्
prārthayāmi varaṃ divyaṃ yo me manasi vartate | paraṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā so'ndhako nirgato gṛhāt
«Je demanderai le don divin qui demeure en mon esprit.» Ayant pris cette résolution ferme, Andhaka quitta sa demeure.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Andhaka steps out from his residence, resolute, setting out toward the sacred river; the road ahead suggests destiny and austerity.
FAQs
Inner intention (what ‘abides in the mind’) shapes spiritual striving; determination precedes transformative practice.
Not named in this verse; it leads into the Revā riverbank setting associated with Śūlabheda-tīrtha.
None explicitly; the verse signals the start of a tapas-journey to obtain a boon.