Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
प्रविष्टो न च दृष्टोऽसौ स च देवेन घातितः । घातिते चाहमाक्षिप्तो नीलकण्ठेन धीमता
praviṣṭo na ca dṛṣṭo'sau sa ca devena ghātitaḥ | ghātite cāhamākṣipto nīlakaṇṭhena dhīmatā
«Il s’est glissé à l’intérieur sans être aperçu, et le Seigneur l’a terrassé. Et lorsqu’il fut tué, le sage Nīlakaṇṭha me réprimanda.»
Vīraka (within Sūta’s narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A shadowy intruder has already crossed the threshold; in the sanctum, the Lord strikes him down. Vīraka stands aside, chastened, as Nīlakaṇṭha’s reproach falls like a stern verdict.
FAQs
With responsibility comes accountability; negligence at sacred duties invites correction even when the ultimate protection is divine.
No tīrtha is named; the verse centers on events at Śiva’s guarded entrance.
None; it narrates cause, consequence, and admonition.