भवद्भ्यां परितुष्टोऽस्मि तस्मान्मत्तः प्रगृह्यताम् । वरमिष्टं महाभागौ यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्
bhavadbhyāṃ parituṣṭo'smi tasmānmattaḥ pragṛhyatām | varamiṣṭaṃ mahābhāgau yadyapi syātsudurlabham
Ta hoàn toàn hài lòng về hai ngươi; vì vậy hãy nhận từ ta một ân phúc như lòng mong, hỡi những bậc hữu phúc—dẫu ân ấy có khó được đến tột cùng.
Mahādeva (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā (Pitāmaha) and Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu)
Scene: Śiva speaks with compassionate authority, offering a boon; Brahmā and Viṣṇu receive the words with folded hands, the assembly of devas witnessing the moment of grace.
When worship is sincere, the Lord becomes pleased and grants even rare blessings.
The chapter’s Pātāla liṅga-sthāna, where worship culminates in Śiva’s boon.
Implicitly, devoted liṅga-pūjā is the cause of boon-bestowal; no separate rite is listed.