Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
गालव उवाच । एकदा भगवान्रुद्रः कैलासशिखरे स्थितः । दधार परमां लक्ष्मीमुमया सहितः किल
gālava uvāca | ekadā bhagavānrudraḥ kailāsaśikhare sthitaḥ | dadhāra paramāṃ lakṣmīmumayā sahitaḥ kila
ഗാലവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഒരിക്കൽ ഭഗവാൻ രുദ്രൻ കൈലാസശിഖരത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട്, ഉമയോടുകൂടെ പരമ ലക്ഷ്മീ-സ്വരൂപം ധരിച്ചു.
Gālava
Scene: On the radiant summit of Kailāsa, Rudra sits with Umā; a haloed, snow-peaked landscape, celestial attendants at a respectful distance; ‘Lakṣmī’ suggested as auspicious glow and abundance motifs (lotus, gold aura) rather than a separate deity unless the local tradition reads it so.
FAQs
The chapter opens by situating divine action on Kailāsa, presenting Śiva with Umā in a context that links divine splendor (Lakṣmī) to sacred narrative authority.
Kailāsa is named as the immediate sacred setting; the broader frame remains within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya section.
None in this opening verse; it is narrative setup (nidāna) introducing the next teaching.