Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
धन्या सुलक्षणा चैषा योग्याऽनुग्रहकर्मणि । ब्रूहि देवि वरो देयः कोऽस्यैच्छाग्यै च कः प्रिये
dhanyā sulakṣaṇā caiṣā yogyā'nugrahakarmaṇi | brūhi devi varo deyaḥ ko'syaicchāgyai ca kaḥ priye
“یہ سُلکشَنا یقیناً مبارک ہے؛ کرپا کے عمل کے لائق ہے۔ بتاؤ، اے دیوی—اسے کون سا ور دیا جائے، اور یہ کیا چاہتی ہے، اے محبوبہ؟”
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, pleased, turns to Pārvatī and asks what boon Sulakṣaṇā should receive; Sulakṣaṇā stands modestly, the moment charged with auspicious anticipation.
FAQs
When compassion and virtue mature, divine grace naturally seeks a fitting channel and a boon aligned with dharma.
Kāśī (Kāśīkhaṇḍa) is the overarching sacred geography; the verse highlights the kṣetra’s theme of quick divine favor to the righteous.
None explicitly; the focus is on anugraha (grace) and the dharmic qualification to receive boons.