Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते चंद्र वरं वरय सुव्रत । कि ते कामं करोम्यद्य ब्रूहि यत्स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्
parituṣṭo'smi te caṃdra varaṃ varaya suvrata | ki te kāmaṃ karomyadya brūhi yatsyātsudurllabham
اے چندر! میں تجھ سے پوری طرح راضی ہوں؛ اے نیک عہد والے، کوئی ور مانگ۔ آج میں تیری کون سی خواہش پوری کروں؟ جو نہایت دشوار ہو وہ بھی کہہ۔
Rudra/Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rudra addresses Candra directly, with a gentle smile and boon-granting gesture (varada-mudrā). Candra stands attentive, poised to request a boon. The sacred atmosphere suggests a liṅga nearby and the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Divine favor arises from disciplined devotion; when grace is granted, one should ask for what uplifts dharma and sacred worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha), as the boon dialogue frames the site’s sacred significance.
No direct prescription; the verse introduces the boon-granting moment that underlies later worship customs.