Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
सरस्वत्युवाच । स्तोत्रेणानेन भूपाल भक्त्या सुस्थिरया सदा । परितुष्टास्मि तेनाशु वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम्
sarasvatyuvāca | stotreṇānena bhūpāla bhaktyā susthirayā sadā | parituṣṭāsmi tenāśu varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam
സരസ്വതി പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭൂപാലാ! ഈ സ്തോത്രത്താലും നിന്റെ എപ്പോഴും സ്ഥിരമായ ഭക്തിയാലും ഞാൻ പൂർണ്ണമായി പ്രസന്നയാണ്. ഉടൻ ഇഷ്ടമുള്ള വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക.
Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūpāla (the king)
Scene: Sarasvatī, visibly present, addresses the king with a joyful smile, granting him the right to choose a boon; her right hand in varada-mudrā, veena resting, aura calm and bright.
FAQs
Steady devotion expressed through sacred praise pleases the Goddess and opens the way for divine grace and blessings.
The setting is within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this verse centers on the interpersonal divine exchange (boon-granting) rather than naming the tīrtha.
Stotra-recitation with unwavering bhakti is the practice implied; its stated fruit is the Goddess’s satisfaction and boon-bestowal.