Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
द्वादशाब्दे ततः पूर्णे तुतोष परमेश्वरः । वरेण छन्दयामास द्विजमाङ्गिरसं वरम्
dvādaśābde tataḥ pūrṇe tutoṣa parameśvaraḥ | vareṇa chandayāmāsa dvijamāṅgirasaṃ varam
جب اس طرح بارہ برس پورے ہو گئے تو پرمیشور خوش ہوا۔ اس نے ور دان دے کر اس برگزیدہ آنگِرَس برہمن کو مسرور کیا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: After twelve years, Parameśvara manifests (or is felt) and grants a boon to Aṅgirā; the ascetic stands with folded hands before a radiant Śiva presence near the riverbank shrine.
FAQs
Prolonged, sincere sādhana culminates in divine satisfaction—Śiva’s grace manifests as a boon.
This verse is part of the lead-up to the Aṅgiras Tīrtha episode in Revā Khaṇḍa.
The implied prescription is sustained worship and austerity over a long period (twelve years), resulting in Śiva’s boon.