Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते वत्स वरं वरय सुव्रत । अपि ते दुर्लभं काममहं दास्यामि कृत्स्नशः
śrīviṣṇuruvāca | parituṣṭo'smi te vatsa varaṃ varaya suvrata | api te durlabhaṃ kāmamahaṃ dāsyāmi kṛtsnaśaḥ
श्रीविष्णु म्हणाले—वत्सा, मी तुझ्यावर पूर्ण प्रसन्न आहे. हे सुव्रता, वर माग. जरी तो दुर्लभ अभिलाषा असला तरी मी तो तुला पूर्णपणे प्रदान करीन।
Śrī Viṣṇu
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (rājā)
Scene: Viṣṇu, radiant and four-armed, addresses a devoted king/vratin with a gesture of blessing, offering a boon; the setting suggests a sacred bank or shrine precinct associated with a Nāgara tīrtha.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to steadfast vows: when the Lord is pleased, even rare boons become attainable.
The boon-dialogue unfolds within the tīrtha-māhātmya setting connected to the vāpī and the king’s tapas.
The verse does not prescribe a rite; it frames the theological moment of vara (boon) offered after tapas.