Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
कलिप्रियत्वात्तस्यैनमर्थं कथयितुं स्फुटम् । हिमाद्रिरपि मे वाक्यप्रेरितः पार्वतीं प्रति
kalipriyatvāttasyainamarthaṃ kathayituṃ sphuṭam | himādrirapi me vākyapreritaḥ pārvatīṃ prati
ولأنه يهوى الخصام (كالي)، كان من العسير أن أُبيّن له هذا القصد بوضوح. وكذلك هيمادري (الهيمالايا)، وقد حرّكته كلماتي، وجّه مساعيه نحو بارفتي.
Nārada
Tirtha: Himādri/Himavat (as sacred mountain complex)
Type: peak
Listener: Implied audience; verse mentions Pārvatī as target of Himādri’s effort
Scene: The narrator reflects that the purpose could not be stated plainly to one who delights in quarrel; Himādri, stirred by the narrator’s words, turns his efforts toward Pārvatī—suggesting the mountain-king’s resolve.
FAQs
Attachment to discord blocks clarity; divine purposes proceed through guidance and perseverance.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse advances the plot around Himālaya and Pārvatī.
None directly; it implies guidance toward Pārvatī’s devotional course.