Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
ये त्वां कालं न जानंति मर्त्या गृहरता इव । एतेषां च गृहे दूतो यस्त्वां शंसतु तारकम्
ye tvāṃ kālaṃ na jānaṃti martyā gṛharatā iva | eteṣāṃ ca gṛhe dūto yastvāṃ śaṃsatu tārakam
“Mereka yang fana tidak mengenal engkau sebagai Kāla itu sendiri, bagaikan perumah tangga yang terpaut pada rumahnya—biarlah seorang utusan pergi ke kediaman mereka dan memaklumkan kemuliaanmu, wahai pembunuh Tāraka.”
Śakra (Indra) (continuation of address)
Scene: Indra’s counsel expands into a symbolic tableau: householders engrossed in domestic life, while a divine messenger prepares to proclaim Skanda as Kāla and as Tāraka-slayer.
FAQs
Worldly attachment blinds beings to impermanence; remembrance of the divine as Kāla awakens urgency for dharma.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes proclamation and awareness rather than sacred geography.
A practical instruction is implied: dispatching a dūta (messenger) to announce Skanda’s coming; no formal rite is stated.