Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
तुष्टोऽहं च महाभाग ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । अदेयमपि दास्यामि यत्ते मनसिवर्तते
tuṣṭo'haṃ ca mahābhāga brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te | adeyamapi dāsyāmi yatte manasivartate
“హే మహాభాగ, నేను సంతోషించాను. చెప్పు—నీ కోసం నేను ఏమి చేయాలి? సాధారణంగా ఇవ్వకూడనిదైనా, నీ మనసులో ఉన్నదాన్ని నేను ప్రసాదిస్తాను.”
Sūrya (continuation of speech from the prior verse)
Scene: Sūrya, radiant and compassionate, addresses the brāhmaṇa with open palms, offering boons; the fire becomes a luminous altar rather than a threat, and the devotee stands humbled, hands folded.
FAQs
Sincere austerity and ritual dedication, when aligned with divine order, culminate in grace and boon-bestowal.
The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but this line itself focuses on boon-granting rather than naming the tīrtha.
No new prescription; it marks the transition from ritual performance to boon-request.