Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65
शय्यायां पतितो देवः प्रपेदे वेदनां ततः । तावद्ददर्श चात्मानं स्वकीयभवनस्थितम्
śayyāyāṃ patito devaḥ prapede vedanāṃ tataḥ | tāvaddadarśa cātmānaṃ svakīyabhavanasthitam
Le Dieu, étendu sur la couche, éprouva alors la douleur. À cet instant même, il se vit comme s’il se tenait dans sa propre demeure.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kailāsa-bhavana (svadhāma motif)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva lies on the couch, a flicker of pain crossing his face; simultaneously, a subtle double-vision shows him enthroned in his own radiant abode—two layers of reality.
FAQs
Śiva remains sovereign and self-established; the narrative juxtaposes apparent pain with divine transcendence to teach the mystery of līlā.
No tīrtha is named; the verse references the idea of the Lord’s “own abode” rather than a pilgrimage site.
None.