Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
ततो व्यलोकयच्छंभुर्द्दिक्षु सर्वासु सादरम् । तावद्दृष्टो दक्षिणस्यां दिशि ह्यात्तशरासनः
tato vyalokayacchaṃbhurddikṣu sarvāsu sādaram | tāvaddṛṣṭo dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi hyāttaśarāsanaḥ
Alors Śambhu regarda avec soin dans toutes les directions. À cet instant, vers le sud, il vit quelqu’un tenant arc et flèches, prêts en main.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages (Naimiṣāraṇya)
Scene: Śambhu turns his head, eyes opening from meditation; the four quarters are suggested by subtle guardian motifs; in the south stands Kāma with bow and arrows poised.
FAQs
Disturbance has a cause; dharma encourages identifying the source of agitation rather than surrendering to it.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where the Purāṇic drama illustrates spiritual psychology within sacred geography.
None; it is narrative description.