Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
सोऽब्रवीद्यदि मे तुष्टो भगवंस्तीक्ष्णदीधितेः । प्रौढत्वं सर्वकार्येषु नय मां ज्ञानितां तथा
so'bravīdyadi me tuṣṭo bhagavaṃstīkṣṇadīdhiteḥ | prauḍhatvaṃ sarvakāryeṣu naya māṃ jñānitāṃ tathā
彼は言った。「もし私を嘉してくださるなら、鋭き光を放つ福徳の御方よ、あらゆる務めにおいて成熟を授け、さらに真の智の境地へと私を導いてください。」
Citra (the devotee), deduced from narrative
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Citra, humble yet clear-minded, asks Sūrya for maturity in action and true knowledge; Sūrya’s rays form a luminous canopy, suggesting illumination of intellect.
FAQs
The highest boon is not merely worldly gain but competence guided by wisdom—acting effectively while progressing toward jñāna.
The request arises within the Prabhāsakṣetra māhātmya story-world, where place-sanctity supports inner transformation.
No explicit ritual here; it is a dhārmic model for what to ask from the deity—maturity in action and spiritual knowledge.