Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
अथ तस्य गतस्तुष्टिं वर्षांते भगवाञ्छिवः । अब्रवीद्वरदोऽस्मीति प्रार्थयस्व यथेप्सितम्
atha tasya gatastuṣṭiṃ varṣāṃte bhagavāñchivaḥ | abravīdvarado'smīti prārthayasva yathepsitam
Pada penghujung tahun, Bhagavān Śiva berkenan hati kepadanya lalu bersabda: “Akulah pemberi anugerah; pohonlah apa sahaja yang engkau kehendaki.”
Śiva
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the completion of a year, Śiva manifests before the king near the liṅga—radiant, calm, with Nandi emblem; the king kneels in devotion as Śiva offers boons with raised blessing hand.
FAQs
Sincere, disciplined worship matures into divine grace; the deity responds as Varada (boon-giver) when devotion is complete.
The tīrtha is implied by the ‘here’ of the narrative, but the name is not included in the quoted verse.
Implied completion of a year-long observance culminating in Śiva’s satisfaction; the explicit rite is vrata-based worship.