Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
अन्यं च ते वरं दद्या तमप्याकर्णयोत्तमम् । दुष्प्रापं यज्ञतपसां राशिभिः परमार्थतः
anyaṃ ca te varaṃ dadyā tamapyākarṇayottamam | duṣprāpaṃ yajñatapasāṃ rāśibhiḥ paramārthataḥ
Và Ta sẽ ban cho ngươi một ân huệ khác—hãy lắng nghe, hỡi bậc ưu tú—ân huệ ấy quả thật khó đạt, dù bằng vô số lễ tế và khổ hạnh chất chồng.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Śiva leans slightly forward as if revealing a secret, announcing a boon rare even for great sacrificers and ascetics; Revā listens intently, the river stilled as if holding its breath.
FAQs
Divine grace at a tīrtha can grant what even great ritual and austerity may not easily secure.
Narmadā/Revā is the context, as Śiva announces an exceptional tīrtha-related boon.
No direct prescription; yajña and tapas are referenced as comparative spiritual efforts.