Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
कुण्डल उवाच । यक्षाधिपप्रसादेन तस्यैवानुचरः पुरे । विचरामि यथाकाममवध्यः सर्वशत्रुषु
kuṇḍala uvāca | yakṣādhipaprasādena tasyaivānucaraḥ pure | vicarāmi yathākāmamavadhyaḥ sarvaśatruṣu
குண்டலன் கூறினான்—“யக்ஷாதிபதியின் அருளால் அவனுடைய நகரத்தில் அவனுக்கே பணியாளனாக வாழ்கிறேன். விருப்பம்போல் உலாவுகிறேன்; எல்லா பகைவரிடமும் நான் அவத்யன்—என்னை கொல்ல இயலாது.”
Kuṇḍala (a Yakṣa)
Listener: Śiva (implied interlocutor after boon-offer)
Scene: Kundala speaks confidently before Śiva, describing his status as Kubera’s attendant in the yakṣa city and his inviolability among enemies.
FAQs
Divine favor (prasāda) bestows protection and rightful authority; boons are portrayed as consequences of alignment with higher powers.
The statement occurs within the Kundaleśvara-tīrtha Māhātmya of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse explains Kundala’s status through Kubera’s grace.