Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
वरं वृणुध्वं भद्रं वो नित्यं यन्मनसि स्थितम् । अहं दास्यामि तत्सर्वं यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्
varaṃ vṛṇudhvaṃ bhadraṃ vo nityaṃ yanmanasi sthitam | ahaṃ dāsyāmi tatsarvaṃ yadyapi syātsudurllabham
«Choisissez une grâce — que l’auspice soit vôtre — ce qui demeure sans cesse dans votre esprit. Je vous l’accorderai tout entier, fût-ce d’un accès extrêmement difficile.»
Devī (Mahādevī/Kumārī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī addresses the devas with a compassionate, authoritative gesture—inviting them to choose a boon; the assembly listens attentively, the mood calm after turmoil.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to devotion: when approached rightly, the Goddess becomes the giver of even the rarest attainments.
The setting is Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya frames the Goddess’s boon-bestowing presence.
No ritual is commanded; the verse records the Goddess offering boons to the worshippers.