Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
हरिश्चंद्र उवाच । कृतकृत्योस्मि देवेश सर्वमस्ति गृहे मम । पुत्रं त्यक्त्वा त्वया सोऽपि दत्तो वंशधरो जयी
hariścaṃdra uvāca | kṛtakṛtyosmi deveśa sarvamasti gṛhe mama | putraṃ tyaktvā tvayā so'pi datto vaṃśadharo jayī
हरिश्चंद्र म्हणाला—हे देवेश! मी कृतकृत्य झालो; माझ्या घरी सर्व काही आहे. पुत्रहीनतेचा अभाव दूर करून तू मला वंशधारक, जयशील पुत्र प्रदान केला आहेस।
Harīścandra
Scene: Harīścandra, hands folded, addresses a radiant Deva/Īśvara figure; behind him a palace interior symbolizing ‘everything in my house,’ and a young prince/heir standing as the ‘victorious lineage-bearer.’
FAQs
Gratitude and contentment after receiving divine grace are virtues; boons are to support dharma, including the continuity of a righteous lineage.
The dialogue belongs to Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya framework, indicating a sacred locale where Śiva’s blessing manifests (not named in this verse).
None explicitly; the verse is a testimonial of fulfilled prayer and Śiva’s boon.