Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
भवतानुगृहीतोऽयमिहेच्छति महोदयम् । प्रणोद्यस्तदयं भूपः शिष्यस्ते भगवन्मया । त्वत्सकाशमिहानीतो ब्रूहि साध्वस्य वांछितम्
bhavatānugṛhīto'yamihecchati mahodayam | praṇodyastadayaṃ bhūpaḥ śiṣyaste bhagavanmayā | tvatsakāśamihānīto brūhi sādhvasya vāṃchitam
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅನುಗ್ರಹದಿಂದ ಇವನು ಈ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲೇ ಮಹೋದಯವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಹೇ ಭಗವನ್, ನಾನು ಈ ರಾಜನನ್ನು—ನಿಮ್ಮ ಶಿಷ್ಯನನ್ನು—ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಗೆ ತಂದಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅವನು ಏನು ಬಯಸಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಸದುಪದೇಶ ನೀಡಿ.
Kūrma (addressing a revered sage; verse continues the dialogue)
Listener: Bhagavān (the addressed revered figure)
Scene: Kūrma presents King Indradyumna—now explicitly a disciple—before a revered Bhagavān/teacher, requesting guidance on what boon is truly desirable; the king stands in reverent surrender.
FAQs
Grace and progress arise when a seeker approaches a true teacher through humility and proper guidance.
No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on approaching the saintly presence for dharma-upadeśa.
No ritual is prescribed; the practical instruction is seeking a guru’s counsel for one’s rightful aim (vāṃchita).