Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो ददौ प्रीतो वरं तदा । स वव्रे यदि तुष्टोऽसि अस्मिन्स्थाने स्थितो भव
tatastuṣṭo mahādevo dadau prīto varaṃ tadā | sa vavre yadi tuṣṭo'si asminsthāne sthito bhava
Bấy giờ Mahādeva hoan hỷ, hài lòng, liền ban một ân phúc. Vị hiền giả chọn rằng: “Nếu Ngài đã mãn nguyện, xin hãy an trụ ngay tại chốn này.”
Īśvara (Śiva) narrating; request made by Maṃkī Ṛṣi
Tirtha: Maṃkīśvara (liṅga at Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)
Scene: A serene sacred grove or temple-precinct in Prabhāsa: Mahādeva, radiant and pleased, grants a boon; a sage with folded hands requests Śiva to remain established in that very place for the benefit of the kṣetra.
FAQs
The highest boon is not merely personal gain but the enduring presence of the Divine for the welfare of future pilgrims.
The site where Śiva is requested to remain—identified in this adhyāya as Maṃkīśvara near Trisaṅgama.
Implicitly, the establishment of Śiva’s presence at a fixed shrine (sthāna) is affirmed; explicit pūjā details appear later.