Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भगवाञ्छशिशेखरः । तस्य दृष्टिपथं गत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
etasminneva kāle tu bhagavāñchaśiśekharaḥ | tasya dṛṣṭipathaṃ gatvā vākyametaduvāca ha
En cet instant même, le Seigneur Bienheureux—Śaśiśekhara—parut dans son champ de vision et prononça ces paroles.
Narrator (introducing Śiva’s speech)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The tapasvī sage (munīśvara)
Scene: Śiva with crescent moon (Śaśiśekhara) steps into the ascetic’s sightline near the newly emerged liṅga; Śiva raises a hand as if beginning instruction; the sage listens in reverent stillness.
FAQs
Divine grace in a sacred place culminates in direct encounter and instruction from the deity.
The narrative context is the Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha, where Śiva (Śaśiśekhara) becomes visible.
None in this verse; it functions as a transition to Śiva’s direct speech/boon.