Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
ईश्वर उवाच । पुलोमकन्ये यश्चैष त्वयाकारि मनोरथः । लप्स्यसे व्रतचर्यातस्तत्कुरुष्व जितेंद्रिये
īśvara uvāca | pulomakanye yaścaiṣa tvayākāri manorathaḥ | lapsyase vratacaryātastatkuruṣva jiteṃdriye
ईश्वर म्हणाले—हे पुलोमेच्या कन्ये! तू जो हा मनोरथ केला आहेस, तो तुला व्रतचर्येने प्राप्त होईल. म्हणून, हे जितेंद्रिये, ते व्रत आचर।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pulomā-kanyā (Paulomī)
Scene: Śiva, as compassionate teacher, instructs Pulomā’s daughter to attain her wish through disciplined vrata; the mood is calm, directive, and grace-filled.
FAQs
Puranic dharma links rightful desires to self-discipline: boons are accessed through vrata, restraint, and devotion.
The instruction belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kāśī as a sacred arena for powerful vratas and Śiva’s grace.
Vrata-caryā (disciplined observance of a vow) is prescribed, with emphasis on jitendriyatā (sense-control).