Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
वरं प्रार्थय कल्याणि यस्ते हृदि व्यवस्थितः । प्रसन्नोऽहं प्रदास्यामि तवाद्य शशिशेखरः
varaṃ prārthaya kalyāṇi yaste hṛdi vyavasthitaḥ | prasanno'haṃ pradāsyāmi tavādya śaśiśekharaḥ
“اے نیک بخت! کوئی ور مانگو۔ جو تمہارے دل میں بستا ہے—میں، ششی شیکھر شِو، خوشنود ہوں اور آج تمہیں وہ ور عطا کروں گا۔”
Śiva (Śaśiśekhara) via divine voice
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sky resounds with Śiva’s promise; the liṅga glows; the devotee stands between earth and heaven, feeling the deity within her heart as the voice declares boon-granting grace.
FAQs
When devotion becomes heart-established, Śiva’s grace responds directly—boons arise from inner alignment with the divine.
Amareśvara’s locale, where Śiva’s presence becomes accessible and boon-giving to the devotee.
None explicitly; it highlights the culmination of tapas leading to boon-bestowal.