Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
वरं वृणुध्वं भद्रं वो नित्यं यन्मनसि स्थितम् । अहं दास्यामि तत्सर्वं यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्
varaṃ vṛṇudhvaṃ bhadraṃ vo nityaṃ yanmanasi sthitam | ahaṃ dāsyāmi tatsarvaṃ yadyapi syātsudurllabham
“വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുവിൻ—നിങ്ങൾക്കു മംഗളം ഉണ്ടാകട്ടെ—നിത്യമായി നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നതെന്തോ. അത്യന്തം ദുർലഭമായാലും, അതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ നൽകും.”
Devī (Mahādevī/Kumārī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī addresses the devas with a compassionate, authoritative gesture—inviting them to choose a boon; the assembly listens attentively, the mood calm after turmoil.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to devotion: when approached rightly, the Goddess becomes the giver of even the rarest attainments.
The setting is Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya frames the Goddess’s boon-bestowing presence.
No ritual is commanded; the verse records the Goddess offering boons to the worshippers.