भवद्भ्यां परितुष्टोऽस्मि तस्मान्मत्तः प्रगृह्यताम् । वरमिष्टं महाभागौ यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्
bhavadbhyāṃ parituṣṭo'smi tasmānmattaḥ pragṛhyatām | varamiṣṭaṃ mahābhāgau yadyapi syātsudurlabham
“میں تم دونوں سے پوری طرح خوش ہوں؛ اس لیے مجھ سے اپنا مطلوبہ ور مانگ لو، اے سعادت مندوں—اگرچہ وہ نہایت دشوار الحصول ہی کیوں نہ ہو۔”
Mahādeva (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (Pitāmaha) and Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu)
Scene: Śiva speaks with compassionate authority, offering a boon; Brahmā and Viṣṇu receive the words with folded hands, the assembly of devas witnessing the moment of grace.
When worship is sincere, the Lord becomes pleased and grants even rare blessings.
The chapter’s Pātāla liṅga-sthāna, where worship culminates in Śiva’s boon.
Implicitly, devoted liṅga-pūjā is the cause of boon-bestowal; no separate rite is listed.