Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67
राजोवाच । एष एव वरो देव यद्भवान्परमेश्वरः । भवतापपरीतस्य मम प्रत्यक्षतां गतः
rājovāca | eṣa eva varo deva yadbhavānparameśvaraḥ | bhavatāpaparītasya mama pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ
ព្រះរាជាបានទូលថា៖ «ឱ ព្រះដេវៈ ពររបស់ខ្ញុំមានតែនេះ—សូមឲ្យព្រះអង្គ ជាព្រះបរមេស្វរ បានមកបង្ហាញព្រះអង្គដោយផ្ទាល់ចំពោះខ្ញុំ ទោះបីខ្ញុំត្រូវរងកម្តៅនៃទុក្ខលោកិយក៏ដោយ»។
Rājā (the king)
Scene: The king speaks with folded hands, rejecting all boons except the grace of having Parameśvara visible before him, despite being scorched by worldly suffering; the scene is quiet, luminous, and inwardly resolved.
FAQs
The greatest blessing is direct divine darśana; it surpasses material rewards and soothes bhavatāpa.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the theme is universal: divine presence as supreme grace.
None stated; the verse emphasizes spiritual aspiration toward darśana rather than a formal rite.