Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
किंचित्प्रार्थय मत्तोऽहं करोमि तव वांछितम् । यत्तेऽस्त्यभीप्सितं तुभ्यं तद्ददामि न संशयः
kiṃcitprārthaya matto'haṃ karomi tava vāṃchitam | yatte'styabhīpsitaṃ tubhyaṃ taddadāmi na saṃśayaḥ
«Demande-moi quelque chose ; j’accomplirai ce que tu désires. Ce que tu souhaites vraiment, je te l’accorderai, sans aucun doute.»
Viṣṇu (continuing quoted speech)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu invites Yama to ask for a boon, promising to fulfill any true desire without doubt.
FAQs
When the deity is pleased, divine grace naturally expresses itself as boon-giving aligned with dharma.
Dharmāraṇya, the setting where Viṣṇu’s boon is offered in the tīrtha-māhātmya.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces the boon (vara) that follows devotion and praise.