Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98
नृत्यंति देवि पद्माक्षि प्रसीदेति पुनःपुनः । ततः प्रसन्ना सा देवी व्रियतां स्वेच्छयाऽह तान्
nṛtyaṃti devi padmākṣi prasīdeti punaḥpunaḥ | tataḥ prasannā sā devī vriyatāṃ svecchayā'ha tān
ພວກເຂົາເຕັ້ນລໍາຊໍ້າໆ ຮ້ອງວ່າ «ໂອ ພຣະເທວີ ຜູ້ມີດວງຕາດັ່ງດອກບົວ ຂໍໃຫ້ເມດຕາ!» ແລ້ວພຣະເທວີຜູ້ປິຕິຍິນດີ ກ່າວວ່າ «ຈົ່ງເລືອກພອນຕາມໃຈເຈົ້າ»។
Narrator (with direct speech by Guhaśakti/Devī)
Scene: A circle of devotees/attendant beings dance in devotion, hands raised in añjali, repeatedly imploring the lotus-eyed Goddess; she softens, smiles, and gestures granting a boon.
FAQs
Divine grace can be invoked through earnest supplication, yet the boon is framed within the Goddess’s sovereign discernment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
No formal rite; it depicts praise/appeasement (stuti-like pleading) leading to the granting of a boon.