Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
त्वमपि प्रार्थयाभीष्टमस्मत्तो वरवर्णिनि । यत्ते चित्ते स्थितं नित्यं नादेयं विद्यतेऽत्र नः
tvamapi prārthayābhīṣṭamasmatto varavarṇini | yatte citte sthitaṃ nityaṃ nādeyaṃ vidyate'tra naḥ
त्वमपि वरवर्णिनि अस्मत्तोऽभीष्टं प्रार्थय। यत्ते चित्ते नित्यं स्थितं, तदत्र नः नादेयं विद्यते॥
Devas
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas address the fair-complexioned lady, inviting her to ask any boon; the couple stands humbly, devas radiant and benevolent.
FAQs
The Purāṇas present divine grace as responsive to virtue and sincere intention; heartfelt wishes aligned with dharma are supported.
The boon request that follows establishes the renown of a local water-feature (later named Dīrghikā) within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha landscape.
No explicit rite; it is an invitation to make a dharmic boon-request (vara-prārthanā) that sacralizes place.
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