Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अब्रवीत्सादरं तं च मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । चण्डशर्मन्प्रतुष्टोस्मि तव भक्त्याऽनया द्विज
abravītsādaraṃ taṃ ca meghagambhīrayā girā | caṇḍaśarmanpratuṣṭosmi tava bhaktyā'nayā dvija
Et Il lui parla avec égards, d’une voix profonde comme les nuées de tonnerre : « Ô Caṇḍaśarman, ô brāhmane, Je suis grandement satisfait de cette dévotion qui est la tienne. »
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Caṇḍaśarman
Scene: Mahādeva’s presence is felt as a towering, compassionate force; from the revealed liṅga emanates a deep, thunder-like voice addressing Caṇḍaśarman; the devotee bows, tears of devotion, hands folded.
FAQs
God is accessible through sincere devotion; divine approval is portrayed as intimate and personal.
The dialogue occurs in the Nāgareśvara-liṅga narrative space within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No direct rite is commanded in this verse; it introduces Śiva’s boon-giving address.