Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
पुष्प उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव यदि देयो वरो मम । तद्देहि याचमानस्य मम यद्धृदि संस्थितम्
puṣpa uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva yadi deyo varo mama | taddehi yācamānasya mama yaddhṛdi saṃsthitam
पुष्प म्हणाला—हे देव! तू माझ्यावर प्रसन्न असशील आणि मला वर देण्यास योग्य असेल, तर माझ्या हृदयात जे स्थित आहे ते मागणाऱ्या मला दे।
Puṣpa
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Puṣpa, hands folded, speaks with earnestness, asking the deity to grant the heart-held wish; the deity listens in composed majesty.
FAQs
A devotee’s inner saṅkalpa matters—boons are sought not for display but for the heartfelt purpose aligned with dharma.
The request occurs within the Sarasvatī-tīra episode of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Boon-seeking is framed as the culmination of worship; the verse emphasizes sincere petition (yācñā) rooted in saṅkalpa.