Skandapurana 6.3.85.22

6.3.85.22

īśvara uvāca -
varaṃ prārthaya me bhadra yatte manasi vartate .
sādhu sādhu mahāsattva tuṣṭo'haṃ tapasā tava .. 85.22 ..

Īśvara said: / “Ask a boon of me, good sir, whatever is in your mind. / Excellent, excellent, O one of great fortitude! I am pleased with your austerity.”