Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
प्रादुर्बभूवुः सहसा चिंतितास्तेन शंभुना । तेषां नामानि ते वच्मि शृणुष्व त्वं महाधन
prādurbabhūvuḥ sahasā ciṃtitāstena śaṃbhunā | teṣāṃ nāmāni te vacmi śṛṇuṣva tvaṃ mahādhana
De pronto se manifestaron, con sólo haberlos pensado Śambhu. Voy a decirte sus nombres: escucha, oh muy afortunado.
Deductive: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating to sages (addressing a listener within the frame narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s mere contemplation causes sudden appearance of radiant beings; the narrator turns to the listener, poised to enumerate names—creating a ‘revelation moment’ before a sacred catalogue.
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Śiva’s sovereignty is absolute—creation/manifestation can occur by mere intention, underscoring devotion to the Lord whose will sustains sacred places.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but the tīrtha name is not present in this single shloka.
No ritual injunction appears; it introduces a forthcoming enumeration of names.
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