Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
कैलासशिखरासीनः पुरा देवो महेश्वरः । सर्वैर्गणगणैः सार्धमुपविष्टो वरासने
kailāsaśikharāsīnaḥ purā devo maheśvaraḥ | sarvairgaṇagaṇaiḥ sārdhamupaviṣṭo varāsane
«Autrefois, le dieu Maheśvara, assis sur le sommet du Kailāsa, siégeait sur un trône excellent, entouré de toutes les troupes de ses gaṇa.»
Sūta
Tirtha: Kailāsa (as archetypal tīrtha-seat)
Type: peak
Listener: dvija-s / sages
Scene: Śiva sits on Kailāsa’s summit on a splendid throne; around him are ranks of gaṇas—some fierce, some benign—forming a divine assembly against snowy peaks and a luminous sky.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge about tīrthas is presented as originating in Śiva’s divine assembly, highlighting its sanctity and reliability.
Kailāsa is invoked as the divine seat of Śiva, framing the authority of the forthcoming tīrtha teachings.
None; it establishes the narrative scene.