Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
ततः कालेन महता तुष्टस्तस्य महेश्वरः । प्रोवाच दर्शनं गत्वा प्रार्थयस्व यथेप्सितम्
tataḥ kālena mahatā tuṣṭastasya maheśvaraḥ | provāca darśanaṃ gatvā prārthayasva yathepsitam
ក្រោយកាលយូរណាស់ ព្រះមហេស្វរ ទ្រង់ពេញព្រះហឫទ័យចំពោះគាត់; ទ្រង់បង្ហាញខ្លួនក្នុងទស្សនៈ ហើយមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ចូរសុំអ្វីដែលអ្នកប្រាថ្នា»។
Sūta (narrating Śiva’s speech)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual tīrtha/settlement)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After long austerity, Maheśvara appears in a luminous vision before the devotee, calm and compassionate, inviting him to ask a boon.
FAQs
Steady austerity ripens into divine favor; the Lord responds when devotion becomes mature and unwavering.
The episode supports the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya, where worship and tapas culminate in Śiva’s darśana.
No new ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights the fruit of sustained worship and austerity—Śiva’s boon-granting appearance.