Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
येन संप्राप्स्यसे सिद्धिं नित्यं या हृदये स्थिता । त्वत्कृते प्रार्थयिष्यामि स्वयं गत्वा पितामहम्
yena saṃprāpsyase siddhiṃ nityaṃ yā hṛdaye sthitā | tvatkṛte prārthayiṣyāmi svayaṃ gatvā pitāmaham
Dengan itu engkau akan mencapai kejayaan—yang sentiasa bersemayam di dalam hati. Demi engkau, aku sendiri akan pergi memohon kepada Pitāmaha (Brahmā).
Viśvāmitra (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage promises the king that he will personally go to Brahmā to secure what is needed for the king’s success; the king stands reverently, hopeful.
FAQs
A sage’s compassionate intercession supports a devotee’s dharmic aim; true siddhi is framed as inner, heart-abiding fulfillment.
Indirectly the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha setting, from which the renewed sacrificial undertaking proceeds.
Preparation for a sanctioned sacrificial endeavor, requiring higher authorization/support—here sought from Brahmā.