Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
गन्धर्वैर्गीयमानासीत्ततः प्रोवाच सादरम् । वरं यच्छामि ते पुत्रि प्रार्थयस्व यथेप्सितम्
gandharvairgīyamānāsīttataḥ provāca sādaram | varaṃ yacchāmi te putri prārthayasva yathepsitam
เมื่อเหล่าคันธรรพ์ขับร้องสรรเสริญ นางจึงตรัสด้วยความเอ็นดูว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย แม่จะประทานพรแก่เจ้า จงขอสิ่งใดตามปรารถนาเถิด”
The divine lady (later identified as Śacī/Indrāṇī in the next verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: As gandharvas sing, the divine lady turns toward the devotee with tenderness and speaks: ‘Daughter, I grant you a boon—ask as you wish.’ The scene is intimate within a grand celestial setting.
FAQs
Austerity and devotion bear fruit as divine compassion, culminating in the offering of a boon.
The boon scene occurs within a tīrtha-māhātmya framework; the site’s greatness is developed across the chapter rather than in this single line.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights the result (phala) of tapas—divine favor.