Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
बृहस्पतिरुवाचेदं महेंद्रं प्रति सद्वचः । एवमेतत्त्वया कार्यं महेंद्र श्रूयतां तदा
bṛhaspatiruvācedaṃ maheṃdraṃ prati sadvacaḥ | evametattvayā kāryaṃ maheṃdra śrūyatāṃ tadā
Bṛhaspati pun menyampaikan kata-kata mulia kepada Mahendra: “Wahai Mahendra, beginilah yang harus engkau lakukan; dengarkanlah sekarang.”
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/audience
Scene: Bṛhaspati, serene and authoritative, addresses Mahendra in the deva assembly; the moment of instruction—hands raised in teaching gesture, Indra attentive.
FAQs
Right action is grounded in śāstra-informed counsel; leadership listens before acting.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa context frames the narrative, though this verse is a counsel-introduction rather than a tīrtha description.
None explicitly; it introduces instructions to follow.