Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
स्कंद उवाच । शृण्वगस्ते यदा मेना हिमाचलपतिव्रता । गिरींद्रजां सुतामाह पुत्रि तेस्य महेशितुः
skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇvagaste yadā menā himācalapativratā | girīṃdrajāṃ sutāmāha putri tesya maheśituḥ
Skanda said: “Listen, O Agastya. Once Menā, devoted to her lord Himācala, spoke to her daughter Girīndrajā: ‘Daughter, about that great Lord Mahēśvara…’”
Skanda
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda begins the tale: Menā, devoted to Himācala, addresses her daughter Girīndrajā (Pārvatī) with maternal concern about her divine husband’s background and abode.
FAQs
Puranic dharma is transmitted through attentive listening and lineage narratives that frame devotion to Śiva.
Not explicit in this verse; it begins a narrative within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered sacred discourse.
None; it is narrative setup (kathā-prastāva) for the ensuing teaching.