Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
एवमुक्त्वा भगवतीं करे गृह्य मुदान्वितः । विमानवरमारोप्य लीलया प्रययौ तदा
evamuktvā bhagavatīṃ kare gṛhya mudānvitaḥ | vimānavaramāropya līlayā prayayau tadā
Ayant ainsi parlé, le Seigneur, rempli de joie, prit la Déesse par la main, la fit asseoir sur l’excellent vimāna, puis s’en alla alors, dans un jeu divin et gracieux.
Sūta (narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva joyfully takes Pārvatī’s hand, seats her in a splendid vimāna, and they depart in playful divine sport over a sacred landscape.
FAQs
Divine compassion guides the seeker directly—symbolized by taking the hand—toward the place where sacred knowledge is disclosed.
This verse narrates the departure toward the tīrtha; the site is described in the subsequent verses.
None; it is a narrative movement verse leading into the tīrtha’s description.