Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
विलोकयंत्यः शंभुं तमाचख्युश्च परस्परम् । कोऽसौ भिक्षुकरूपोयमागतोऽपूर्वदर्शनः
vilokayaṃtyaḥ śaṃbhuṃ tamācakhyuśca parasparam | ko'sau bhikṣukarūpoyamāgato'pūrvadarśanaḥ
ശംഭുവിനെ നോക്കി അവർ പരസ്പരം പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇവിടെ വന്ന ഈ ഭിക്ഷുരൂപി ആരാണ്? ഇത്തരമൊരു അപൂർവ ദർശനം മുമ്പൊരിക്കലും ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല!”
Lomaśa
Tirtha: दारुवन-तीर्थ
Type: ghat
Scene: तीर्थतटे ऋषीभार्याः समूहेन शम्भुं भिक्षुरूपेण दृष्ट्वा परस्परं कथयन्ति; मुखेषु विस्मयः, नेत्रेषु कुतूहलः; शम्भोः देहकान्तिः सामान्य-भिक्षोः अतीव दिव्या
FAQs
The divine may appear in unexpected forms; recognition of holiness can begin with wonder and inquiry.
The scene continues in the Dāruvana setting near a tīrtha; no specific named site is given in this line.
None; it narrates the moment of sight (darśana) that propels the episode forward.