Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
ईश्वर उवाच । कुशध्वजाहं तुष्टोद्य वरं वरय वांछितम् । न हीदृशमनुष्ठानं कस्याप्यस्ति महीतले
īśvara uvāca | kuśadhvajāhaṃ tuṣṭodya varaṃ varaya vāṃchitam | na hīdṛśamanuṣṭhānaṃ kasyāpyasti mahītale
Īśvara bersabda: “Wahai Kuśadhvaja, pada hari ini Aku berkenan. Pilihlah anugerah yang engkau inginkan. Sesungguhnya di muka bumi ini tiada seorang pun yang memiliki laku disiplin dan pemujaan seperti ini.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Śambhu/Īśvara (within the narrated exchange); outer frame not explicit in this verse
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) addresses Kuśadhvaja with a boon-offering gesture, the devotee standing with folded hands, aura of tapas around him.
FAQs
Exceptional devotion and disciplined observance (anuṣṭhāna) elicit Śiva’s direct grace and the granting of boons.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it glorifies the efficacy of Śaiva worship itself.
The verse does not prescribe a new ritual; it praises the devotee’s anuṣṭhāna and introduces the granting of a boon.