Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । भूय एव नृपश्रेष्ठ मत्तः प्रार्थय वांछितम् । न वृथा दर्शनं मे स्यात्सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
śrīmahādeva uvāca | bhūya eva nṛpaśreṣṭha mattaḥ prārthaya vāṃchitam | na vṛthā darśanaṃ me syātsatyametadbravīmi te
Śrī Mahādeva bersabda: Wahai raja terbaik, sekali lagi mohonlah kepada-Ku apa yang engkau inginkan. Penampakan-Ku kepadamu tidak akan sia-sia—ini kukatakan kepadamu dengan kebenaran.
Śiva (Śrī Mahādeva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: Mahādeva manifests before the king, speaking truthfully and inviting him to ask again; Śiva’s presence is luminous, compassionate, and authoritative; the king stands in awe with folded hands.
FAQs
Divine darśana is purposeful: when Śiva reveals himself, it is to uplift the devotee and fulfill dharmic aspirations.
The verse occurs within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative in Nāgara-khaṇḍa, implying a place where Śiva grants direct darśana (place-name not specified in this verse).
No explicit ritual; the instruction is to pray/ask (prārthanā) for a dharmic boon in Śiva’s presence.