Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
ब्रह्मोवाच । यथार्थयाऽनया स्तुत्या तुष्टोस्मि प्रणताः सुराः । उत्तिष्ठत प्रसन्नोस्मि वृणुध्वं वरमुत्तमम्
brahmovāca | yathārthayā'nayā stutyā tuṣṭosmi praṇatāḥ surāḥ | uttiṣṭhata prasannosmi vṛṇudhvaṃ varamuttamam
બ્રહ્માએ કહ્યું—હે પ્રણત દેવો! આ સત્ય અને યોગ્ય સ્તુતિથી હું પ્રસન્ન થયો છું. ઊઠો; હું કૃપાળુ છું—ઉત્તમ વર માગો.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Brahmā speaks with gentle authority, inviting the prostrated devas to rise and choose a boon; the atmosphere shifts from silence to hopeful anticipation.
FAQs
Sincere, reality-aligned praise offered with humility bears fruit as divine favor and blessings.
The larger Kāśī-khaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī; this verse is the boon-granting turn within the narrative.
No specific rite; the implied discipline is truthful stuti and reverent submission.