Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
एतस्मिन्नंतरे ब्रह्मा परमं तोषमागतः । तारकस्य वरं दातुं जगाम शिखरं गिरेः
etasminnaṃtare brahmā paramaṃ toṣamāgataḥ | tārakasya varaṃ dātuṃ jagāma śikharaṃ gireḥ
ထိုအချိန်တွင် ဗြဟ္မာသည် အလွန်ပင် ပျော်ရွှင်နှစ်သက်လာ၏။ တာရကအား အပေးအယူကောင်းချီးပေးရန် တောင်ထိပ်သို့ သွားရောက်하였다။
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: peak
Scene: Brahmā, radiant and four-faced, moves toward a lofty mountain summit to grant Tāraka a boon; the peak is wind-swept, luminous, and set apart from the world below.
FAQs
Persistent austerity can compel divine attention; boons are granted within the larger framework of cosmic governance.
The mountain peak (connected to the Pāriyātra setting) is presented as the locus where divine-bestowal occurs.
No prescription; it narrates the granting of a boon as the fruit of austerity.