Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65
ईश्वर उवाच । परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते विप्र तपसानेन सुव्रत । वरं वृणीष्व ते दद्मि मनसा चेप्सितं शुभम्
īśvara uvāca | parituṣṭo'smi te vipra tapasānena suvrata | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva te dadmi manasā cepsitaṃ śubham
イーシュヴァラは言った。「ブラーフマナよ、尊き誓いを守る者よ、この苦行によって我は汝に深く満足した。願いを選べ。汝の心に思い描いた吉祥なる望みを授けよう。」
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pippalāda (addressed as vipra, suvrata)
Scene: Śiva speaks directly to the brāhmaṇa-ascetic, face softened with compassion; Umā stands beside, approving; the sage listens with folded hands.
FAQs
Sincere tapas (austerity) performed with good vows draws divine grace, and the Lord responds by granting auspicious intentions.
The surrounding passage belongs to the Pippalāda-related tīrtha narrative in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where Śiva’s presence sanctifies the site.
No specific ritual is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the doctrine of tapas leading to Śiva’s boon.