Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
देवोपि तां सतीं यांतीं दृष्ट्वा चरणचारिणीम् । अतीव विव्यथे चित्ते गणांश्चाथ समाह्वयत्
devopi tāṃ satīṃ yāṃtīṃ dṛṣṭvā caraṇacāriṇīm | atīva vivyathe citte gaṇāṃścātha samāhvayat
Selbst der Herr, als er jene tugendhafte Frau zu Fuß gehen sah, wurde im Herzen zutiefst bekümmert; daraufhin rief er die Gaṇas herbei.
Narrator (deduced: Skanda to Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta sphere)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the Kāśī-kathā setting
Scene: Śiva, seated in serene majesty, looks down with softened eyes at a weary but steadfast queen walking barefoot; he gestures, summoning gaṇas who appear from the margins of the sacred space.
FAQs
The Lord’s compassion responds even amid conflict; divine care manifests through appointed attendants and timely intervention.
Kāśī’s Śaiva atmosphere frames the scene, where Mahādeva’s governance and protection are central to the māhātmya.
None; this is narrative action describing Śiva’s summoning of the Gaṇas.