Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
इत्युक्त्वोत्थाय गच्छंत्यां पिधाय श्रवणावुभौ । स्वरूपं समुपाश्रित्य जगृहे वसनं हरः
ityuktvotthāya gacchaṃtyāṃ pidhāya śravaṇāvubhau | svarūpaṃ samupāśritya jagṛhe vasanaṃ haraḥ
Setelah berkata demikian, ketika ia bangkit dan hendak pergi, ia menutup kedua telinganya. Lalu Hara kembali pada wujud sejatinya dan mengenakan pakaiannya.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: As the woman departs covering her ears, Hara mirrors the gesture, then radiantly returns to his divine form and lifts his garment—an awe-filled reveal with a shift from ordinary to cosmic presence.
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s mastery over form and conduct—he assumes his true nature (svarūpa) and acts with restraint, modeling disciplined divine behavior.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions within a narrative passage of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa rather than a direct sthala-māhātmya.
None is stated here; the verse is descriptive, not injunctional.