Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
श्रीवासुदेव उवाच । एष एव वरः श्लाघ्यो यत्त्वं तुष्टो महेश्वरः । न चापुण्यवतां देव त्वं तुष्टिमधिगच्छसि । अवश्यं यदि मे देयो वरो देवेश्वर त्वया
śrīvāsudeva uvāca | eṣa eva varaḥ ślāghyo yattvaṃ tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | na cāpuṇyavatāṃ deva tvaṃ tuṣṭimadhigacchasi | avaśyaṃ yadi me deyo varo deveśvara tvayā
Śrī Vāsudeva berkata: Wahai Maheśvara, anugerah yang paling terpuji hanyalah ini—bahwa Engkau berkenan. Wahai Dewa, kepada mereka yang tanpa kebajikan Engkau tidak berkenan. Namun, wahai Tuhan para dewa, jika memang harus Engkau karuniakan suatu anugerah kepadaku…
Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Vāsudeva (Keśava) stands in reverent posture before Maheśvara, hands folded, declaring that Śiva’s satisfaction itself is the best boon; the setting suggests a sanctified tīrtha landscape.
FAQs
The highest blessing is divine pleasure itself; humility and merit-based living support true devotion.
No site is directly praised in this verse; it continues the theological dialogue within the Arbudakhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse highlights inner discipline—humility and puṇya—as the ground for divine favor.