Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
भूयोऽपि प्रार्थयाभीष्टं मत्तस्त्वं शशलांछन । येन सर्वं प्रयच्छामि यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्
bhūyo'pi prārthayābhīṣṭaṃ mattastvaṃ śaśalāṃchana | yena sarvaṃ prayacchāmi yadyapi syātsudurlabham
اے خرگوش کے نشان والے چاند! پھر مجھ سے اپنی مراد مانگو؛ اسی وسیلے سے میں سب کچھ عطا کرتا ہوں، اگرچہ وہ نہایت دشوار الحصول ہی کیوں نہ ہو۔
Śiva (addressing Candra)
Tirtha: Aṣṭaṣaṣṭi-Candra-liṅga-samūha (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A boon-bestowing Śiva addresses the moon-crested Candra, inviting him to ask again; the atmosphere is luminous and nocturnal, hinting at lunar radiance over a sacred Śaiva landscape.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere approach; the Lord’s compassion can bestow even rare attainments.
The boon will ground Śiva’s presence at Soma-established liṅgas linked to the tīrthas described in this chapter.
No ritual is specified yet; the next verses define the mode of Śiva’s presence (sannidhāna) tied to weekday observance.