अन्धक उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव वरं दास्यसि चेप्सितम् । तदा ददस्व मे देव युद्धं परमशोभनम् । अवद्धस्तपूतो येनाहं लोकान्गन्तास्मि शोभनान्
andhaka uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva varaṃ dāsyasi cepsitam | tadā dadasva me deva yuddhaṃ paramaśobhanam | avaddhastapūto yenāhaṃ lokāngantāsmi śobhanān
ଅନ୍ଧକ କହିଲା—ହେ ଦେବ! ଯଦି ଆପଣ ମୋପରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ଓ ମୋର ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ବର ଦେବେ, ତେବେ ହେ ପ୍ରଭୁ, ମୋତେ ଏକ ପରମ ଶୋଭନ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ; ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ମୁଁ ବନ୍ଧନରହିତ ହୋଇ, ତପସ୍ୟାରେ ପବିତ୍ର ହୋଇ, ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଗମନ କରିବି।
Andhaka
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The Blessed Lord
Scene: Andhaka, powerful and intense, petitions with folded hands yet eyes bright with martial longing; behind him, faint visions of battlefield banners and weapons appear like a premonition, while the Lord remains calm and discerning.
Austerity can empower intent, but desire directed toward violence reveals the need for dhārmic discrimination in seeking boons.
No site is directly praised; the verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s narrative frame.
Tapas (austerity) is referenced as a purifying discipline, though no specific vow or rite is detailed.