Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
एवं स्तुतो विरंचिस्तु कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः । जानन्नपि तदा प्राह तेषामाश्वासहेतवे
evaṃ stuto viraṃcistu kṛpayābhipariplutaḥ | jānannapi tadā prāha teṣāmāśvāsahetave
ഇങ്ങനെ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെട്ട വിരഞ്ചി (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) കരുണയാൽ നിറഞ്ഞു. എല്ലാം അറിഞ്ഞിരുന്നിട്ടും, അവരെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കാനായി അദ്ദേഹം അപ്പോൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Listener: Devas (implied)
Scene: Brahmā (Virañci) is shown softened by compassion—eyes gentle, hand raised in abhaya/varada—addressing a worried assembly (devas) who have just completed praise; the emotional pivot is from stuti to consoling counsel.
FAQs
Compassionate guidance is itself dharma—one may speak not to display knowledge but to steady and reassure the distressed.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it transitions from hymn to narrative dialogue.
None; it introduces the forthcoming explanation meant to comfort the devas.