Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
इत्युक्त्वा तां महादेवः शुचिः शुचिषदो विभुः । जगामेष्टं तदा देशं स्वपुरं प्रययौ च सा
ityuktvā tāṃ mahādevaḥ śuciḥ śuciṣado vibhuḥ | jagāmeṣṭaṃ tadā deśaṃ svapuraṃ prayayau ca sā
Après lui avoir ainsi parlé, Mahādeva — le Seigneur pur, demeurant parmi les purs — se rendit alors au lieu de son choix ; et elle aussi partit vers sa propre cité.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Śiva’s svapura (Kailāsa archetype) / Devī’s nagara (Himavat realm)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After the dialogue, Śiva departs to his desired place; Devī returns to her city—quiet, purified closure with a sense of impending sacred ceremony.
FAQs
Purity (śuci) and right order frame divine action—after giving guidance, each returns to their proper sphere, showing disciplined, purposeful movement.
No particular tīrtha is identified; ‘his desired place’ and ‘her city’ are mentioned without names.
None; it is a narrative transition.