Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
वरं प्रार्थय कल्याणि यस्ते हृदि व्यवस्थितः । प्रसन्नोऽहं प्रदास्यामि तवाद्य शशिशेखरः
varaṃ prārthaya kalyāṇi yaste hṛdi vyavasthitaḥ | prasanno'haṃ pradāsyāmi tavādya śaśiśekharaḥ
“വരം അപേക്ഷിക്ക, ഹേ കല്യാണി! നിന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായ ഞാൻ—ശശിശേഖരൻ—പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നു; ഇന്ന് നിനക്കത് നൽകും.”
Śiva (Śaśiśekhara) via divine voice
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sky resounds with Śiva’s promise; the liṅga glows; the devotee stands between earth and heaven, feeling the deity within her heart as the voice declares boon-granting grace.
FAQs
When devotion becomes heart-established, Śiva’s grace responds directly—boons arise from inner alignment with the divine.
Amareśvara’s locale, where Śiva’s presence becomes accessible and boon-giving to the devotee.
None explicitly; it highlights the culmination of tapas leading to boon-bestowal.