Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
तथेति च वरो दत्तो ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । वरदानात्सद्य एव बभूव पुरुषस्तदा
tatheti ca varo datto brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā | varadānātsadya eva babhūva puruṣastadā
“Demikianlah,” sabda Brahmā Sang Paramēṣṭhin, seraya menganugerahkan boon itu. Oleh anugerah tersebut, seketika itu juga lahirlah suatu wujud lelaki.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: At Brahmā’s ‘tathāstu’, a new male being materializes instantly—emerging from light and shadow—while the air trembles with the force of the granted boon.
FAQs
Divine sanction is depicted as instantly efficacious—boons can rapidly reshape destiny.
Kedārakhaṇḍa is the textual setting; this verse itself is cosmological rather than geographical.
None; it narrates the immediate fruit of a boon.