Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
याचितं ते मया सौरे नान्य मिच्छामि ते वरम् । एवमुक्तः शनिः प्रादाद्वरं तस्मै तु शाश्वतम्
yācitaṃ te mayā saure nānya micchāmi te varam | evamuktaḥ śaniḥ prādādvaraṃ tasmai tu śāśvatam
おおサウリ（Sauri）よ、わたしが汝に願い求めたのはただこれのみ、ほかの恩寵は望まぬ。かく告げられて、シャニ（Śani）は彼にその願いを授けた――久遠にして不滅の賜物を。
Īśvara (narrator) (deduced: narrative voice before explicit “īśvara uvāca” at 32; this verse is descriptive, not direct speech)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Daśaratha declines any other boon; Śani grants the requested restraint as an everlasting boon. The scene resolves into calm: Śani’s sternness softens, the king’s face shows relief and duty fulfilled.
FAQs
Single-pointed, selfless asking (seeking protection rather than excess favors) is portrayed as worthy of firm, lasting divine assent.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Māhātmya frames enduring boons as part of the place’s sacred power and protection.
None directly; the focus is on boon-granting and the permanence of the granted protection.