Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
केलिकालेषु पावत्यै शंभुना कथिता द्विजाः । तां ब्रवीमि कथामेनामत्यद्भुततरां हि वः
kelikāleṣu pāvatyai śaṃbhunā kathitā dvijāḥ | tāṃ bravīmi kathāmenāmatyadbhutatarāṃ hi vaḥ
Ô deux-fois-nés, ce récit fut conté par Śambhu à Pāvatī lors des instants de jeu divin. Ce même récit, le plus merveilleux, je vous le rapporte à présent.
Sūta
Listener: Dwijas/Munīśvaras
Scene: Śiva and Pārvatī on Kailāsa in a gentle līlā moment—Śiva teaching, Pārvatī listening—while the narrator promises to retell that very wondrous account to the sages.
FAQs
Tīrtha-glories are not mere folklore; they are rooted in Śiva’s own teaching tradition.
The forthcoming glorification pertains to the Setu region’s tīrthas, especially Vētālavarada Tīrtha.
No explicit ritual is stated; the authority (prāmāṇya) of the kathā is emphasized through its divine source.