Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
भोभोस्तारक तुष्टोऽस्मि साहसं मेदृशं कुरु । प्रार्थयस्व मनोऽभीष्टं येन ते प्रददाम्यहम्
bhobhostāraka tuṣṭo'smi sāhasaṃ medṛśaṃ kuru | prārthayasva mano'bhīṣṭaṃ yena te pradadāmyaham
“Wahai Tāraka, aku berpuas hati. Tunjukkan kepadaku permintaan berani yang engkau cari. Mintalah apa yang hatimu inginkan, supaya dapat aku kurniakan kepadamu.”
Śiva (Mahādeva/Rudra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, smiling, leans slightly forward on Nandi, right hand in varada-mudrā; gaṇas form a semicircle; the petitioner stands with folded hands, poised to speak; the air glows with auspicious light.
FAQs
When the deity is pleased, the devotee is invited to articulate intention—showing that boons follow divine satisfaction and clarity of desire.
Gokarṇa is the implied sacred setting where Śiva’s boon-bestowal occurs.
None explicitly; the verse is the boon-offering moment (vara-pradāna).