Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197
एवं वदति सा देवी द्रष्टुं तमुत्सुकाऽभवत् । शंकरश्च महातेजाः पुत्रस्नेहाधिको यतः
evaṃ vadati sā devī draṣṭuṃ tamutsukā'bhavat | śaṃkaraśca mahātejāḥ putrasnehādhiko yataḥ
As he spoke thus, the Goddess became eager to see him; and Śaṅkara too—though of immense splendor—was all the more moved by affection for his son.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, Maheshvara-khaṇḍa style)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)
Scene: Pārvatī, newly reassured, becomes eager to see her son; Śiva, radiant yet softened by paternal love, shares the same longing—an intimate moment before movement toward the child.
FAQs
Even the supreme divine forms express tender, dharmic affection—making devotion intimate as well as majestic.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; it continues the narrative of meeting the divine child.