Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 87
अन्धक उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । तदात्मसदृशोऽहं ते कर्तव्यो नापरो वरः
andhaka uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | tadātmasadṛśo'haṃ te kartavyo nāparo varaḥ
اندھک نے کہا: “اے دیوتاؤں کے ایشور! اگر تو راضی ہے اور مجھے ور دینا ہے تو مجھے اپنی ہی فطرت کے مانند بنا دے؛ اس کے سوا مجھے کوئی اور ور نہیں چاہیے۔”
Andhaka
Listener: Devadeveśa/Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Andhaka stands with folded hands before Maheśvara, requesting a boon of becoming like Śiva—an intense, focused petition scene with divine presence looming, calm yet formidable.
FAQs
The highest aspiration is not worldly gain but likeness to the Divine—seeking transformation of one’s nature.
Not specified; this is a boon-request within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; it records the intent of the boon rather than a ritual act.