Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
वरं प्रार्थय विप्रेन्द्र यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यं ते तुष्टो दास्याम्यसंशयम्
varaṃ prārthaya viprendra yatte manasi vartate | api trailokyarājyaṃ te tuṣṭo dāsyāmyasaṃśayam
婆羅門の中の最勝者よ、汝の心に宿るもののままに恩寵を願え。もし望むなら、我は疑いなく三界の王権すら授けよう。われは汝を喜びとする。
Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān/Śambhu)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (context of boon leading to establishment)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, radiant and compassionate, extends a blessing gesture (varada-mudrā) toward the brāhmaṇa; cosmic imagery—three worlds hinted as floating spheres or layered realms—illustrates the magnitude of the offered boon.
FAQs
Divine grace can exceed worldly imagination; the devotee is invited to choose a boon aligned with inner intention rather than mere power.
The Hāṭakeśvara sacred narrative context frames the boon as connected to establishing and glorifying the local liṅga and tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on vara-pradāna (bestowal of a boon) following tapas.