Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
इति श्रुत्वा महादेवः सर्वदो ब्रह्मणो वरम् । स्मित्वा देवीमुखं वीक्ष्य प्रोवाच चतुराननम्
iti śrutvā mahādevaḥ sarvado brahmaṇo varam | smitvā devīmukhaṃ vīkṣya provāca caturānanam
Als Mahādeva, der Spender aller Gaben, diese Gabe Brahmās vernahm, lächelte er; und, das Antlitz der Göttin betrachtend, sprach er zu Brahmā mit den vier Gesichtern.
Skanda (narrating)
Tirtha: Satīśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Mahādeva smiles, glances at the Goddess’s face, then addresses four-faced Brahmā—an intimate, auspicious pause before granting/clarifying the boon.
FAQs
Divine grace operates with compassion and harmony—Śiva responds thoughtfully, honoring cosmic order and the Goddess’s presence.
The verse is part of the Satīśvara origin account connected to Kāśī, though this line focuses on the divine response scene.
None; it narrates the moment preceding Śiva’s reply.