Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94
अथ स्मित्वाब्रवीच्छंभुः सिद्धं नस्तु समीहितम् । उत्थाय देवदेवेशः सह देव्या सुमंगलः
atha smitvābravīcchaṃbhuḥ siddhaṃ nastu samīhitam | utthāya devadeveśaḥ saha devyā sumaṃgalaḥ
അപ്പോൾ ശംഭു പുഞ്ചിരിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഞങ്ങളുടെ അഭീഷ്ടം സിദ്ധമാകട്ടെ.” തുടർന്ന് ദേവദേവേശൻ, പരമ മംഗളൻ, ദേവിയോടുകൂടെ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Skanda (narrator); direct speech by Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śambhu smiles, pronounces fulfillment of the intended purpose, then rises and proceeds with Devī—both radiant and auspicious—beginning a sacred movement within Kāśī toward a liberation-pavilion setting.
FAQs
Auspicious intent aligned with dharma is portrayed as certain to succeed, especially under Śiva’s grace.
The verse continues the Muktimaṇḍapa journey narrative within Kāśī.
None explicitly; the focus is on divine resolve and auspicious departure.