Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
। लोमश उवाच । ततः शची तान्प्रोवाच वाचं धर्मार्थसंयुताम् । मा चिंता क्रियतां देवा बृहस्पतिपुरोगमः
| lomaśa uvāca | tataḥ śacī tānprovāca vācaṃ dharmārthasaṃyutām | mā ciṃtā kriyatāṃ devā bṛhaspatipurogamaḥ
ലോമശൻ പറഞ്ഞു: തുടർന്ന് ശചീ ധർമ്മവും ഹിതവും ചേർന്ന വാക്കുകളാൽ അവരോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, ചിന്ത വേണ്ട; ബൃഹസ്പതിയെ മുൻപാക്കി മുന്നോട്ട് പോവിൻ।”
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims in the frame narrative (dvija audience)
Scene: Lomaśa narrates as Śacī stands composed amid worried devas, raising a calming hand and directing them to proceed with Bṛhaspati at the front.
FAQs
In crisis, dharma must be paired with wise strategy (artha), and guidance should be sought from a true preceptor (Bṛhaspati).
The verse functions as narrative transition within Kedārakhaṇḍa rather than direct tirtha-glorification.
No explicit rite is prescribed; it is an instruction to proceed under Bṛhaspati’s leadership.