Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
ततो वर्षशतस्यांते तुतोष शशिशेखरः । प्रत्यक्षीभूय मामाह मेघगंभीरया गिरा
tato varṣaśatasyāṃte tutoṣa śaśiśekharaḥ | pratyakṣībhūya māmāha meghagaṃbhīrayā girā
پھر سو برس کے اختتام پر ششی شیکھر (شیو) خوشنود ہوئے۔ وہ براہِ راست ظاہر ہو کر بادلِ گرجاں جیسی گہری آواز میں مجھ سے بولے۔
Narrator (first-person recipient of Śiva’s grace; exact identity not explicit in snippet)
Scene: After a century of austerity, Śiva appears before the ascetic; the air is heavy with monsoon-cloud depth as the Lord speaks in a voice like thunder.
FAQs
Sustained devotion over time culminates in divine grace and direct spiritual assurance.
No site is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on the fruit of prolonged worship.
The verse implies long-term disciplined worship leading to Śiva’s satisfaction, without detailing a new procedure here.