Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
अन्यं किमपि याचस्व यस्ते मनसि वर्तते । स्वर्गे वा यदि वा मर्त्ये पातालेषु च संस्थितान्
anyaṃ kimapi yācasva yaste manasi vartate | svarge vā yadi vā martye pātāleṣu ca saṃsthitān
“आणखी काही तरी माग—तुझ्या मनात जे आहे ते; ते स्वर्गातील असो, मर्त्यलोकातील असो, किंवा पाताळात वसणाऱ्यांशी संबंधित असो।”
Śiva (implied continuation of Īśvara’s speech)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-region
Type: river
Scene: Śiva, composed, offers alternative boons spanning heaven, earth, and netherworlds—his gesture open, inviting a wiser choice.
FAQs
When a desire becomes harmful, the divine redirects the devotee toward permissible aims across the three worlds.
No specific site is praised in this line; it continues the boon-dialogue set in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; it concerns the scope of boons rather than ritual practice.