Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
अजरामरतां राजंस्तेनैव वपुषावृतः । ततस्तथाविधं प्राप्यानन्यसाधारणं वरम्
ajarāmaratāṃ rājaṃstenaiva vapuṣāvṛtaḥ | tatastathāvidhaṃ prāpyānanyasādhāraṇaṃ varam
ஓ அரசே, அதே உடலால் மூடப்பட்டவனாய் நான் முதுமையும் மரணமும் அற்ற நிலையைப் பெற்றேன்; பின்னர் அத்தகைய ஒப்பற்ற, அபூர்வ வரத்தை அடைந்து—
Unspecified narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: rājan/nṛpa
Scene: A radiant figure receives a divine boon: the body appears youthful and unaging, wrapped in a subtle glow, while Śiva’s blessing is implied.
FAQs
Divine boons can be immense and exceptional; Purāṇic narratives often use them to show both grace and the need for continued dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None directly; it reports the result (a boon) of prior worship.