Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
तां ज्ञात्वा तपसा शुद्धां कर्मभावैः परीक्षितैः । ततो दिव्यवपुर्भूत्वा करे जग्राह पार्वतीम्
tāṃ jñātvā tapasā śuddhāṃ karmabhāvaiḥ parīkṣitaiḥ | tato divyavapurbhūtvā kare jagrāha pārvatīm
Da er erkannte, dass sie durch Askese geläutert und in Tat und Gesinnung erprobt war, nahm er eine strahlende göttliche Gestalt an und ergriff Pārvatī bei der Hand.
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s disguise dissolves into a radiant divine form—crescent moon, matted locks, third eye, serpents and ornaments—then he gently takes Pārvatī’s hand; the tīrtha glows, devas unseen shower subtle flowers.
FAQs
True worthiness is confirmed by tapas (discipline) and tested conduct; divine grace follows proven purity and intent.
This verse sits inside a Tīrthamāhātmya setting (sacred-geography frame), but the specific tīrtha name is not stated within the verse itself.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it describes the auspicious act of hand-taking (a precursor to pāṇigraha in the marriage rite).