Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
अन्धक उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव वरदो यदि शङ्कर । सुरान् सर्वान् विजेष्यामि त्वत्प्रसादान्महेश्वर
andhaka uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva varado yadi śaṅkara | surān sarvān vijeṣyāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara
अंधक म्हणाला— “हे देव! तू माझ्यावर प्रसन्न असशील, हे शंकर, तू वरदाता असशील—तर तुझ्या कृपेने, हे महेश्वर, मी सर्व देवांना जिंकेन।”
Andhaka
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-region
Type: river
Scene: Andhaka, intense and assertive, declares his desire to conquer all gods by Śiva’s grace; Śiva remains composed, listening with restrained gravity.
FAQs
A boon sought with pride and hostility (to conquer the devas) signals adharma and invites divine restraint rather than indulgence.
This verse is within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), but this specific line focuses on the boon-dialogue rather than a named tīrtha.
None; the verse is a direct request for a boon.