Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
तापसा ऊचुः । यदि तुष्टोसि नो देव यदि यच्छसि वांछितम् । एकादशप्रकारैस्तु सदा स्थेयमिहैव तु
tāpasā ūcuḥ | yadi tuṣṭosi no deva yadi yacchasi vāṃchitam | ekādaśaprakāraistu sadā stheyamihaiva tu
తపస్వులు పలికిరి—ఓ దేవా, మీరు మాపై ప్రసన్నులై, కోరినదాన్ని అనుగ్రహిస్తే, మీ ఏకాదశ రూపాలతో సదా ఇక్కడే నిలిచియుండండి।
Tāpasāḥ (the ascetics)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ascetics, serene and resolute, request the Rudras to remain forever; the Rudras’ radiance settles into the landscape, suggesting consecration and permanence.
FAQs
The highest ‘boon’ sought by the wise is not personal gain but the enduring presence of the Divine at a sacred place for the benefit of all.
The request is to remain ‘here’ in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No detailed ritual is stated; it is a devotional petition for consecrated, ongoing divine residence.