Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
धन्या सुलक्षणा चैषा योग्याऽनुग्रहकर्मणि । ब्रूहि देवि वरो देयः कोऽस्यैच्छाग्यै च कः प्रिये
dhanyā sulakṣaṇā caiṣā yogyā'nugrahakarmaṇi | brūhi devi varo deyaḥ ko'syaicchāgyai ca kaḥ priye
ഈ സുലക്ഷണാ ധന്യയാകുന്നു; അനുഗ്രഹകർമ്മത്തിന് യോഗ്യയുമാകുന്നു. ഹേ ദേവി, പറയുക—ഇവൾക്ക് ഏതു വരം നൽകണം? ഹേ പ്രിയേ, അവൾ എന്താണ് ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നത്?
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, pleased, turns to Pārvatī and asks what boon Sulakṣaṇā should receive; Sulakṣaṇā stands modestly, the moment charged with auspicious anticipation.
FAQs
When compassion and virtue mature, divine grace naturally seeks a fitting channel and a boon aligned with dharma.
Kāśī (Kāśīkhaṇḍa) is the overarching sacred geography; the verse highlights the kṣetra’s theme of quick divine favor to the righteous.
None explicitly; the focus is on anugraha (grace) and the dharmic qualification to receive boons.