Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96
नास्माकं दर्शनं व्यर्थं कथंचिदपि जायते । तस्मात्प्रार्थय यच्चित्ते तव नित्यं समाश्रितम्
nāsmākaṃ darśanaṃ vyarthaṃ kathaṃcidapi jāyate | tasmātprārthaya yaccitte tava nityaṃ samāśritam
« Notre apparition n’est jamais vaine, d’aucune manière. Demande donc ce que ton cœur porte sans cesse comme désir chéri. »
Vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ (the gods)
Scene: Devas speak with gentle authority, offering a boon; the sage stands attentive, hands folded, contemplating a dharmic request; the atmosphere glows with assurance.
FAQs
Divine darśana carries purposeful grace; when the gods reveal themselves, it is an opening for dharmic aspiration and spiritual uplift.
The statement occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific site is not named in this verse.
No ritual is specified; the instruction is to articulate one’s heartfelt request (prārthanā) in the presence of the gods.