Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
यदि ते बन्दिवत्पार्थ तिष्ठेद्वाण्यनिवारिता । तत्किमर्थं महादेवं न स्तौषि त्रिपुरान्तकम्
yadi te bandivatpārtha tiṣṭhedvāṇyanivāritā | tatkimarthaṃ mahādevaṃ na stauṣi tripurāntakam
Si ta parole, ô Pārtha, se tient prête comme celle d’un héraut, sans être entravée, pourquoi donc ne loues-tu pas Mahādeva, le destructeur de Tripura (Tripurāntaka) ?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Tripurāntaka (epithet-linked kṣetra memory)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (addressed) / Yudhiṣṭhira contextually
Scene: A herald-like figure (bandin) stands poised to proclaim; the guru challenges the king to direct that proclamation toward Mahādeva Tripurāntaka; in the background, the cosmic scene of Tripura burning by Śiva’s power is hinted.
FAQs
Direct your eloquence and devotion toward Mahādeva, the supreme refuge and destroyer of cosmic evil.
No specific site is named; the verse centers on praising Śiva (Tripurāntaka).
The implied practice is stotra (hymnic praise) of Mahādeva.