Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
प्राह षष्टितमे कल्पे विशापो भविता गणः । मदीय इति संप्रोच्य जगामादर्शनं शिवः
prāha ṣaṣṭitame kalpe viśāpo bhavitā gaṇaḥ | madīya iti saṃprocya jagāmādarśanaṃ śivaḥ
Śiva déclara : « Dans le soixantième kalpa, ce serviteur (gaṇa) sera libéré de la malédiction. » Disant : « Il est à Moi », Śiva disparut alors de la vue.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)
Listener: Narrative audience
Scene: Śiva pronounces a time-bound release—‘in the sixtieth kalpa’—and tenderly claims the being as ‘Mine’; then Śiva vanishes, leaving a lingering aura and stunned attendants.
FAQs
Śiva’s compassion and ownership—“He is Mine”—assures eventual liberation even from a long-standing curse.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the narrative of release and merit described in the surrounding passage.
None in this verse; it is a declaration of fate across kalpas and Śiva’s protective grace.