Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
स्यामहं चामरैश्चैष वरो मम हृदिस्थितः । एतन्मे देहि देवेश नान्यं वै रोचये वरम्
syāmahaṃ cāmaraiścaiṣa varo mama hṛdisthitaḥ | etanme dehi deveśa nānyaṃ vai rocaye varam
“Semoga aku demikian, tidak dapat dibunuh bahkan oleh para dewa—anugerah ini telah terpahat di dalam hatiku. Kurniakanlah ini kepadaku, wahai Tuhan para dewa; aku tidak mengingini anugerah lain.”
Tāraka
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: The daitya, unwavering, presses for a single boon—invulnerability even against gods—addressing the lord of gods with intense insistence.
FAQs
Single-minded desire for power, when detached from righteousness, becomes bondage; Purāṇic stories show how such boons invite their own remedy.
No sacred geography appears in this verse.
None; it is a direct petition for a boon.