Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
भगवानुवाच । मत्प्रसादादसंदिग्धं सर्वमेतद्भविष्यति । त्वया यत्प्रार्थितं दैत्य त्वमेको बलवानिह
bhagavānuvāca | matprasādādasaṃdigdhaṃ sarvametadbhaviṣyati | tvayā yatprārthitaṃ daitya tvameko balavāniha
بھگوان نے فرمایا: میری کرپا سے یہ سب کچھ بے شک پورا ہوگا۔ اے دَیتیہ، جو تو نے مانگا ہے وہ تجھے عطا ہوگا؛ یہاں تو ہی سب سے بڑھ کر زورآور ٹھہرے گا۔
Śiva (Bhagavān/Mahādeva)
Listener: Daitya (Tāraka)
Scene: Mahādeva, serene and authoritative, grants a boon to a daitya petitioner; the moment is calm yet portentous, with the trident-bearing Lord’s composure contrasted against the daitya’s eager ambition.
FAQs
Divine grace can empower even the unworthy, yet Purāṇic dharma implies that such power becomes a test that ultimately restores cosmic balance.
The boon is granted within the Gokarṇa-centered tīrthamāhātmya narrative of this chapter.
None; this verse is the confirmation of the boon (vara-siddhi) by the Lord.