Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
मृत्युंजयोग्रभूतेश मृडानीश त्रिलोचन । यदि प्रसन्नो मे नाथ यदि देयो वरो मम
mṛtyuṃjayograbhūteśa mṛḍānīśa trilocana | yadi prasanno me nātha yadi deyo varo mama
ឱ ម្រឹត្យុញ្ជយ អ្នកឈ្នះមរណៈ ឱ ភូតេឝដ៏ខ្លាំងក្លា ឱ ម្រឹដានីឝ ត្រីលោចន! បើព្រះអង្គពេញព្រះហឫទ័យលើខ្ញុំ ឱ នាថ បើពររបស់ខ្ញុំគួរប្រទាន…
Durvāsā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: Durvāsā, poised at the moment of asking, addresses the three-eyed Lord, conqueror of death; Śiva’s calm gaze conveys readiness to grant a boon, with subtle symbols of death subdued.
FAQs
Divine boons arise from divine pleasure (prasāda), sought through reverence and devotion.
The Kāśī context continues; the boon will establish a named liṅga and a sacred pond in Kāśī.
None yet; it introduces the formal request that results in a tirtha and liṅga-mahātmya.