Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
न च व्याधिभयं भूयान्न च तेजोऽपमानता । अनुत्सेकं तथा क्षांतिं दमं शममथापि च
na ca vyādhibhayaṃ bhūyānna ca tejo'pamānatā | anutsekaṃ tathā kṣāṃtiṃ damaṃ śamamathāpi ca
اور نہ بیماری کا خوف رہے، نہ روحانی نور میں کمی ہو؛ مجھے انکساری، بردباری، ضبطِ نفس اور سکونِ دل بھی عطا فرما۔
Jaigīṣavya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Mahādeva)
Scene: A contemplative tableau: the sage enumerates inner virtues as desired boons; subtle iconography shows disease and pride receding, while a gentle aura (tejas) surrounds the ascetic.
FAQs
The devotee asks for inner virtues and steadiness—humility, patience, restraint, and peace—showing that dharmic character is itself a divine gift.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where boons are framed not merely as worldly protections but as moral and yogic excellences.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes sādhana-values (dama, śama, kṣānti, anutseka) as desired attainments.