Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
ब्रह्मोवाच । उत्तिष्ठ पुत्र तपसो नास्त्यसाध्यं तवाधुना । वरं वृणीष्वाभिमतं यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
brahmovāca | uttiṣṭha putra tapaso nāstyasādhyaṃ tavādhunā | varaṃ vṛṇīṣvābhimataṃ yatte manasi vartate
பிரம்மா கூறினார்—“எழு, மகனே! உன் தவத்தால் இப்போது உனக்கு அசாத்யம் எதுவும் இல்லை. உன் மனத்தில் இருப்பதையே விரும்பிய வரமாகத் தேர்ந்தெடு.”
Brahmā
Type: peak
Listener: Tāraka
Scene: Brahmā speaks: ‘Rise, my son… choose your boon.’ Tāraka is shown just after intense austerity—lean, radiant with tapas, yet poised at a moral crossroads.
FAQs
Tapas yields extraordinary capacity and divine favor; the moral weight lies in what boon one chooses and how it is used.
The mountain summit functions as the sacred stage for boon-bestowal, though no named tīrtha is specified in this verse.
No direct prescription; the verse affirms the efficacy of tapas and introduces the boon-selection moment.