Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
कृष्णे क्षयश्च ते चंद्र शुक्ले वृद्धिर्भविष्यति । वरं वरय भद्रं ते अन्यमिष्टं सुदुर्ल्लभम्
kṛṣṇe kṣayaśca te caṃdra śukle vṛddhirbhaviṣyati | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te anyamiṣṭaṃ sudurllabham
Wahai Candra, pada paruh gelap engkau akan menyusut, dan pada paruh terang engkau akan bertambah. Semoga baik bagimu—pilihlah anugerah lain, meski itu amat sukar diperoleh.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Candra (Soma/Niśākara)
Scene: Śiva addresses Candra, explaining the ordained waning in the dark fortnight and waxing in the bright fortnight, urging him to choose another boon; the tīrtha’s pure waters glimmer nearby under a night sky.
FAQs
Divine grace may transform suffering into a balanced rhythm rather than erase consequences, sustaining cosmic harmony.
The boon is granted in the Arbuda-māhātmya setting, highlighting Arbuda as a place where Śiva reveals cosmic principles.
No explicit rite; the verse provides a cosmological ordinance (waning/waxing) and invites the seeker to request an additional boon.