Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो ब्रह्मन्ब्रूहि वरो मम
tatastuṣṭo mahādevo brahmanbrūhi varo mama
Alors Mahādeva, satisfait, dit : «Ô Brahmane, parle : par moi, ton don (vara) t’est accordé».
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyeśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (addressed as ‘Brahman’)
Scene: Mahādeva, pleased, addresses Brahmā: ‘Speak, your boon is granted.’ The scene is intimate: Brahmā stands with folded hands before the liṅga; Śiva’s presence is felt as a luminous manifestation.
FAQs
Sincere austerity and devotion culminate in divine approval; the Lord responds with grace and boon-giving.
The line continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra setting where Brahmā worshipped a Śiva-liṅga; the sanctity is implicit in the boon-context.
No new prescription; it depicts the result of prior tapas and worship—Śiva’s boon.