Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
अस्य मूर्खतमस्याऽपि त्वं शूलिंश्चित्रशर्मणः । सुस्तोकेनाऽपि कालेन सन्तोषं परमं गतः
asya mūrkhatamasyā'pi tvaṃ śūliṃścitraśarmaṇaḥ | sustokenā'pi kālena santoṣaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ
ഈ അതിമൂഢനായ മനുഷ്യനോടും, ഹേ ശൂലിൻ, നീ ചിത്രശർമനിൽ അത്യൽപ സമയത്തിനുള്ളിൽ തന്നെ പരമസന്തോഷം പ്രാപിച്ചു।
Brāhmaṇas/devotees (addressing Śiva; deduced from direct vocative ‘śūlin’ and complaint tone)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of elderly brāhmaṇas marvel at how Śiva (Śūlin) became quickly pleased with Citraśarman; their faces show astonishment and wounded devotion, with Śiva’s unseen presence implied.
FAQs
Comparing one’s path with another’s can turn devotion into grievance; the narrative frames this as a spiritual obstacle.
The verse is part of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-glorification setting; the named focus here is the devotee Citraśarman rather than a geography label.
None directly; it is a spoken complaint about Śiva’s quick satisfaction elsewhere.