Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते चंद्र वरं वरय सुव्रत । कि ते कामं करोम्यद्य ब्रूहि यत्स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्
parituṣṭo'smi te caṃdra varaṃ varaya suvrata | ki te kāmaṃ karomyadya brūhi yatsyātsudurllabham
ឱ ចន្ទ្រៈ ខ្ញុំពេញព្រះទ័យចំពោះអ្នកណាស់ ឱ អ្នកមានវ្រតៈល្អ។ ចូរជ្រើសពរ។ ថ្ងៃនេះ អ្នកប្រាថ្នាអ្វីឲ្យខ្ញុំបំពេញ? ចូរប្រាប់មក ទោះជារឿងពិបាករកបានបំផុតក៏ដោយ។
Rudra/Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rudra addresses Candra directly, with a gentle smile and boon-granting gesture (varada-mudrā). Candra stands attentive, poised to request a boon. The sacred atmosphere suggests a liṅga nearby and the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Divine favor arises from disciplined devotion; when grace is granted, one should ask for what uplifts dharma and sacred worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha), as the boon dialogue frames the site’s sacred significance.
No direct prescription; the verse introduces the boon-granting moment that underlies later worship customs.