Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
इंद्र उवाच । विश्वामित्र प्रतुष्टोऽस्मि तपसानेन पार्थिव । वरं वरय भद्रं ते यदभीष्टं हृदिस्थितम्
iṃdra uvāca | viśvāmitra pratuṣṭo'smi tapasānena pārthiva | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yadabhīṣṭaṃ hṛdisthitam
Indra disse: “Viśvāmitra, ó rei, estou plenamente satisfeito com a tua austeridade. Escolhe uma dádiva — que a auspiciosidade seja tua — qualquer desejo que repouse em teu coração.”
Indra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: Indra speaks with open palm in boon-giving gesture; Viśvāmitra remains composed, eyes lowered, radiating tapas; the atmosphere brightens as fear turns to formal blessing.
FAQs
Austerity undertaken with resolve is acknowledged as meritorious and capable of yielding divine boons.
Not specified in this verse; it is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context.
No direct prescription; the verse frames tapas as the cause for boon-bestowal.