Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो देवः पद्मगर्भोद्भवस्तदा । उवाच दैत्यराजानं प्रसन्नश्चतुराननः
etacchrutvā vaco devaḥ padmagarbhodbhavastadā | uvāca daityarājānaṃ prasannaścaturānanaḥ
हे वचन ऐकून पद्मयोनीतून उत्पन्न चतुर्मुख ब्रह्मदेव प्रसन्न झाले आणि तेव्हा दैत्यराजास उद्देशून बोलले।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Scene: Four-faced Brahmā, serene and radiant, turns toward the Daitya king after hearing his plea; the atmosphere is charged with the moment just before a boon is spoken.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, tapas and sincerity can win divine attention—yet the moral weight depends on how the boon is later used.
None is specified in this verse; it is a narrative transition describing Brahmā’s response.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse frames the boon-granting dialogue.