Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
ततः प्रोवाच देवेशः प्रार्थयस्व द्रुतं द्विज । येनाभीष्टं प्रयच्छामि यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्
tataḥ provāca deveśaḥ prārthayasva drutaṃ dvija | yenābhīṣṭaṃ prayacchāmi yadyapi syātsudurlabham
तेव्हा देवेश म्हणाला— “लवकर माग, हे द्विजा; ज्यायोगे मी तुझे अभिष्ट देईन, जरी ते अत्यंत दुर्लभ असले तरी।”
Deveśa / Parameśvara (Śiva)
Type: temple/kshetra
Listener: Trijāta (brāhmaṇa)
Scene: Parameśvara speaks with commanding gentleness: ‘Ask quickly, brāhmaṇa; I will grant your wish even if hard to obtain.’ The scene centers on divine speech as transformative power.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is portrayed as swift and unbounded when approached with sincerity and dharmic intent.
This line is theological and dialogical; it does not specify a tīrtha by name.
None; it emphasizes divine assurance in response to prayer.
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