Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
ततस्तैर्विबुधैः सर्वैः प्रेषितस्तत्र चानिलः । किं करोति महादेवः शीघ्रं विज्ञायतामिति
tatastairvibudhaiḥ sarvaiḥ preṣitastatra cānilaḥ | kiṃ karoti mahādevaḥ śīghraṃ vijñāyatāmiti
അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അനിലനെ (വായുവിനെ) അവിടേക്ക് അയച്ചു—“മഹാദേവൻ എന്ത് ചെയ്യുന്നു? വേഗം അറിഞ്ഞുവരിക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (reporting the Devas’ decision)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of devas, anxious and curious, appointing Vāyu as swift envoy toward a hidden sanctum; gestures of urgency and command.
FAQs
When access is restricted, one proceeds through proper means; even inquiry should be conducted with caution and duty.
Kailāsa remains the narrative sacred setting, though no specific tīrtha rite is described in this verse.
None; it describes a mission of observation rather than a vow or rite.