Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
श्रुत्वेति देवदेवस्य स प्रेमवचनं हरिः । सर्वज्ञ किंतेऽविदितं तमुवाचेति वृत्रहा
śrutveti devadevasya sa premavacanaṃ hariḥ | sarvajña kiṃte'viditaṃ tamuvāceti vṛtrahā
ദേവദേവന്റെ സ്നേഹപൂർണ്ണ വചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ട് വൃത്രഹാ ഇന്ദ്രൻ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ സർവ്വജ്ഞാ! നിനക്കു അറിയാത്തത് എന്തുണ്ടാകും?”
Indra (Vṛtrahā)
Scene: Indra, with folded hands, responds to the God of gods’ affectionate words; the Lord is portrayed serene and all-knowing, with a sacred Kāśī backdrop—ghāṭas, river shimmer, and temple silhouettes.
FAQs
True humility recognizes divine omniscience; surrender begins with acknowledging Śiva as Devadeva.
The Kāśī setting remains the frame; the dialogue unfolds around Dharmaśvara/Dharmapīṭha.
None explicitly; it models bhakti through reverent speech and surrender.