Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
शूलमूलस्थितः शम्भुस्तुष्टः प्राह पुनःपुनः । ब्रूहि किं क्रियतां विप्र सत्त्वस्थानपरायण
śūlamūlasthitaḥ śambhustuṣṭaḥ prāha punaḥpunaḥ | brūhi kiṃ kriyatāṃ vipra sattvasthānaparāyaṇa
శూలమూలమున నిలిచిన శంభువు సంతోషించి మళ్లీ మళ్లీ పలికెను—హే సత్త్వస్థానపరాయణ బ్రాహ్మణా, చెప్పుము; నీకు ఏమి చేయవలెను?
Śiva (Śambhu)
Scene: Śambhu stands beside the severed stake’s base, smiling with satisfaction, repeatedly inviting the brāhmaṇa to ask a boon; the devotee stands humbled, purified by ordeal.
FAQs
When devotion is sincere and sattvic, Śiva not only protects but personally invites the devotee to articulate a righteous desire.
The broader Revā Māhātmya setting frames the episode within the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) region.
No direct ritual is stated; the motif is divine boon-granting in response to devotion and austerity.
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