Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
वरं प्रार्थय विप्रेन्द्र यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यं ते तुष्टो दास्याम्यसंशयम्
varaṃ prārthaya viprendra yatte manasi vartate | api trailokyarājyaṃ te tuṣṭo dāsyāmyasaṃśayam
“ดูก่อนวิเปรนทระ จงขอพรตามที่ดำรงอยู่ในใจของเจ้า เราพอใจแล้ว; หากเจ้าปรารถนา เราจะประทานแม้ความเป็นใหญ่เหนือไตรโลกให้โดยไม่ต้องสงสัย”
Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān/Śambhu)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (context of boon leading to establishment)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, radiant and compassionate, extends a blessing gesture (varada-mudrā) toward the brāhmaṇa; cosmic imagery—three worlds hinted as floating spheres or layered realms—illustrates the magnitude of the offered boon.
FAQs
Divine grace can exceed worldly imagination; the devotee is invited to choose a boon aligned with inner intention rather than mere power.
The Hāṭakeśvara sacred narrative context frames the boon as connected to establishing and glorifying the local liṅga and tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on vara-pradāna (bestowal of a boon) following tapas.