वरं वृणीष्व भो वत्स यत्ते मनसि रोचते । ददामि ते न सन्देहस्तपसा तोषितो ह्यहम्
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bho vatsa yatte manasi rocate | dadāmi te na sandehastapasā toṣito hyaham
“اے بچے، جو تیرے دل کو پسند ہو وہ ور مانگ۔ میں تجھے بے شک عطا کروں گا، کیونکہ تیری تپسیا سے میں خوش ہوا ہوں۔”
Mahādeva (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Kundala (addressed as vatsa)
Scene: Śiva appears before the ascetic, compassionate yet majestic, offering a boon with raised hand in varada-mudrā; the ascetic stands humbled, hands folded.
Sincere tapas (austerity and discipline) draws divine grace, and the Lord responds by granting what is truly desired.
The episode belongs to the Kundaleśvara-tīrtha narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography).
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the spiritual practice that pleases Śiva and becomes the cause of boon-bestowal.