Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
ततः स वरयामास धर्मबुद्धिं सुदुर्लभाम् । तथेति चोक्त्वा तौ प्रीत्या तं नृपं वै शशंसतुः
tataḥ sa varayāmāsa dharmabuddhiṃ sudurlabhām | tatheti coktvā tau prītyā taṃ nṛpaṃ vai śaśaṃsatuḥ
त्यानंतर त्या राजाने अत्यंत दुर्लभ अशी धर्मबुद्धी हा वर मागितला। “तथास्तु” असे म्हणून ते दोघे ऋषी प्रसन्न होऊन त्या नृपाची स्तुती करू लागले।
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (king/sage audience typical of māhātmya framing)
Scene: Two venerable sages, serene and radiant, grant a boon; the king bows with folded hands, choosing ‘dharma-buddhi’ over worldly gifts; Prabhāsa’s coastal light and a distant shrine silhouette frame the moment.
FAQs
The greatest boon is dharma-buddhi—clear discernment that chooses righteousness over fleeting rewards.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative frames dharmic insight as a supreme fruit of pilgrimage and saintly contact.
Seeking dharma-buddhi as a boon—approaching sages with humility and choosing ethical wisdom as the highest ‘vara’.