Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अत एव हि संतुष्टिः सञ्जाताद्य तवोपरि । वरं मत्तो गृहाणाद्य तदभीष्टं हृदि स्थितम्
ata eva hi saṃtuṣṭiḥ sañjātādya tavopari | varaṃ matto gṛhāṇādya tadabhīṣṭaṃ hṛdi sthitam
అందుకే నేడు నీపై నేను సంపూర్ణంగా సంతుష్టుడను. నన్ను వరము కోరుము—హృదయంలో నిలిచిన అభీష్టమేదో అది।
Śakra (Indra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)
Scene: Indra, smiling, extends a hand in boon-giving gesture (vara-mudrā) toward Daśaratha; the atmosphere is luminous, with attendants holding offerings and garlands.
FAQs
When dharma is fulfilled with sincerity, divine grace manifests as protection and boons.
No tīrtha is named in this line; it supports the chapter’s broader māhātmya narrative.
None; the verse centers on the granting of a boon due to merit.
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