Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
येन संप्राप्स्यसे सिद्धिं नित्यं या हृदये स्थिता । त्वत्कृते प्रार्थयिष्यामि स्वयं गत्वा पितामहम्
yena saṃprāpsyase siddhiṃ nityaṃ yā hṛdaye sthitā | tvatkṛte prārthayiṣyāmi svayaṃ gatvā pitāmaham
ज्यायोगे तुला नित्य हृदयात वसणारी सिद्धी प्राप्त होईल—तुझ्यासाठी मी स्वतः जाऊन पितामह ब्रह्मदेवाला प्रार्थना करीन।
Viśvāmitra (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage promises the king that he will personally go to Brahmā to secure what is needed for the king’s success; the king stands reverently, hopeful.
FAQs
A sage’s compassionate intercession supports a devotee’s dharmic aim; true siddhi is framed as inner, heart-abiding fulfillment.
Indirectly the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha setting, from which the renewed sacrificial undertaking proceeds.
Preparation for a sanctioned sacrificial endeavor, requiring higher authorization/support—here sought from Brahmā.