Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
जन्मन्यस्मिन्प्रभो भूयात्स्थातव्यं हृदये मम । एवमस्तु शिवः प्राह तत्र तं दानवेश्वरम्
janmanyasminprabho bhūyātsthātavyaṃ hṛdaye mama | evamastu śivaḥ prāha tatra taṃ dānaveśvaram
ହେ ପ୍ରଭୋ! ଏହି ଜନ୍ମରେ ହିଁ ତାହା ହେଉ, ଏବଂ ମୋ ହୃଦୟରେ ତାହା ଅଚଳ ରହୁ। ତେବେ ସେଠାରେ ଶିବ ସେଇ ଦାନବେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ଏବମସ୍ତୁ, ତଥାସ୍ତୁ।”
Śiva (granting the boon; Lohāsura’s request is embedded)
Scene: Śiva raises a hand in varada-mudrā saying ‘evam astu’; Lohāsura repeats his request that it be in this very birth and fixed in his heart.
FAQs
Divine words are decisive; once a boon is sanctioned, its moral consequences unfold according to the seeker’s intention and karma.
The Dharmāraṇya milieu frames the narrative, but this verse highlights the boon-granting moment rather than a pilgrimage merit.
None directly; the surrounding story presumes austerity (tapas) as the spiritual ‘currency’ behind such requests.
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