Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
अथ भूयोऽपि तं प्राह नीरोगं भगवान्रविः । किं ते प्रियं करोम्यन्यद्वद ब्राह्मणसत्तम
atha bhūyo'pi taṃ prāha nīrogaṃ bhagavānraviḥ | kiṃ te priyaṃ karomyanyadvada brāhmaṇasattama
Alors, de nouveau, Bhagavān Ravi lui parla, désormais délivré de la maladie : «Ô le plus éminent des brāhmaṇas, dis-moi : quel autre don cher veux-tu que j’accomplisse pour toi ?»
Ravi (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Puṇyahrada
Type: kund
Scene: Ravi, pleased, addresses the now healthy brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa stands serene, healed, with a softened gaze—an invitation to ask for a higher boon.
FAQs
Divine grace follows sincere observance: after removing suffering, the deity invites the devotee toward higher, chosen aims.
The episode continues within the Puṇyahrada tīrtha narrative of this chapter.
No new rite is added here; it transitions from the rite’s fruit (healing) to the offering of an additional boon.