Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
श्रीवासुदेव उवाच । एष एव वरः श्लाघ्यो यत्त्वं तुष्टो महेश्वरः । न चापुण्यवतां देव त्वं तुष्टिमधिगच्छसि । अवश्यं यदि मे देयो वरो देवेश्वर त्वया
śrīvāsudeva uvāca | eṣa eva varaḥ ślāghyo yattvaṃ tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | na cāpuṇyavatāṃ deva tvaṃ tuṣṭimadhigacchasi | avaśyaṃ yadi me deyo varo deveśvara tvayā
Śrī Vāsudeva berkata: Anugerah yang paling terpuji hanyalah ini—bahawa Engkau berkenan, wahai Maheśvara. Wahai Dewa, Engkau tidak berkenan kepada mereka yang tiada kebajikan. Namun jika suatu anugerah mesti juga Engkau kurniakan kepadaku, wahai Penguasa para dewa…
Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
FAQs
The highest blessing is divine pleasure itself; humility and merit-based living support true devotion.
No site is directly praised in this verse; it continues the theological dialogue within the Arbudakhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse highlights inner discipline—humility and puṇya—as the ground for divine favor.