Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
पुलस्त्य उवाच । प्रदाय वै शिवस्तस्मै तां विद्यां नृपसत्तम । अब्रवीच्च पुनः शुक्रं वरमन्यं वृणीष्व मे
pulastya uvāca | pradāya vai śivastasmai tāṃ vidyāṃ nṛpasattama | abravīcca punaḥ śukraṃ varamanyaṃ vṛṇīṣva me
Pulastya berkata: "Wahai raja yang terbaik, setelah memberikan vidyā itu kepadanya, Śiva kembali berkata kepada Śukra: 'Pilihlah anugerah lain dariku.'"
Pulastya
Listener: Nṛpasattama (unnamed king)
Scene: Śiva, serene and radiant, grants a secret vidyā to Śukra; Pulastya narrates to a king, framing the scene as sacred history.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is abundant—when devotion is accepted, divine gifts may flow beyond the first request.
The Arbuda-khaṇḍa’s sacred context continues, preparing for later praise of a purifying kuṇḍa and observances.
No direct prescription; it marks the completion of receiving vidyā and the opening for an additional boon.