Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
दितिरुवाच । तवोच्छेदाय देवेश याचितः प्राङ्मया हरः । एकं देव सुतं देहि सर्वदेवनिबर्हणम्
ditiruvāca | tavocchedāya deveśa yācitaḥ prāṅmayā haraḥ | ekaṃ deva sutaṃ dehi sarvadevanibarhaṇam
ディティは言った。「おお神々の主よ、かつて私はハラに、あなたの滅びを願い求めた。おお神よ、すべての神々を屈せしめ得るただ一人の पुत्र（息子）を、私にお授けください。」
Diti
Scene: Diti, solemn and intense, addresses the lord of gods with folded hands yet fierce resolve; a divine court setting with Indra-like regalia implied; shadow of impending conflict between devas and asuras.
FAQs
Desire-driven boons aimed at harming others reflect adharma and set the stage for karmic consequence and divine reordering.
The verse is part of the Adhyāya 22 tīrtha-māhātmya narration, using mythic history to explain the tīrtha’s sanctity.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it introduces a boon-request narrative involving Śiva.