Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
ईश्वर उवाच । पुलोमकन्ये यश्चैष त्वयाकारि मनोरथः । लप्स्यसे व्रतचर्यातस्तत्कुरुष्व जितेंद्रिये
īśvara uvāca | pulomakanye yaścaiṣa tvayākāri manorathaḥ | lapsyase vratacaryātastatkuruṣva jiteṃdriye
ईश्वर उवाच—हे पुलोमकन्ये, त्वया यः एष मनोरथः कृतः, स व्रतचर्यया लप्स्यसे। तस्मात् जितेन्द्रिये, तत् व्रतम् आचर।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pulomā-kanyā (Paulomī)
Scene: Śiva, as compassionate teacher, instructs Pulomā’s daughter to attain her wish through disciplined vrata; the mood is calm, directive, and grace-filled.
FAQs
Puranic dharma links rightful desires to self-discipline: boons are accessed through vrata, restraint, and devotion.
The instruction belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kāśī as a sacred arena for powerful vratas and Śiva’s grace.
Vrata-caryā (disciplined observance of a vow) is prescribed, with emphasis on jitendriyatā (sense-control).