Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
निरीक्ष्य तां तपस्यंतीं विधिः संशुद्धमानसाम् । उपेत्योवाच सुप्रज्ञे प्रसन्नोस्मि वरं वृणु
nirīkṣya tāṃ tapasyaṃtīṃ vidhiḥ saṃśuddhamānasām | upetyovāca suprajñe prasannosmi varaṃ vṛṇu
പരിശുദ്ധമായ മനസ്സോടെ തപസ്സിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ട അവളെ കണ്ട വിധി (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) സമീപിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ സുപ്രജ്ഞേ, ഞാൻ പ്രസന്നനാണ്; വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക.”
Skanda (narrating); direct speech by Brahmā
Scene: Brahmā (Vidhī) with four faces and lotus, descending/approaching the seated tapasvinī in a forest clearing; the air brightens, and the ascetic remains composed as he offers a boon.
FAQs
When the mind is purified through tapas, divine grace manifests and blessings become attainable.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting underlies the episode; the verse foregrounds the boon-giving moment rather than a named tīrtha.
The implied prescription is tapas leading to mental purification (saṃśuddha-mānasatā).