Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
कैलासशैलभवने त्रिजगजनित्रीं गौरीं निवेश्य कनकांचितरत्नपीठे । नृत्यं विधातु मभिवाञ्छति शूलपाणौ देवाः प्रदोषसमयेऽनुभजंति सर्वे
kailāsaśailabhavane trijagajanitrīṃ gaurīṃ niveśya kanakāṃcitaratnapīṭhe | nṛtyaṃ vidhātu mabhivāñchati śūlapāṇau devāḥ pradoṣasamaye'nubhajaṃti sarve
कैलासशिखरावरील भवनात त्रिजगन्माता गौरीला सुवर्णजडित रत्नपीठावर विराजमान करून, जेव्हा शूलपाणी नृत्य आरंभ करण्याची इच्छा करतात—तेव्हा प्रदोषकाळी सर्व देव एकत्र येऊन त्यांची सेवा करतात।
Unknown (devotional narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: On Mount Kailāsa, a jeweled palace hall: Gaurī enthroned on a gold-inlaid gem seat; Śiva (Śūlapāṇi) prepares to dance; gods arrive in reverent attendance at Pradoṣa twilight.
FAQs
Pradoṣa is portrayed as a divinely charged time when even the devas gather to serve Śiva, highlighting its unique sanctity.
Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s celestial abode; the verse emphasizes sacred time (Pradoṣa) more than earthly geography.
Implicitly encourages Pradoṣa-time worship by showing the gods themselves attending Śiva then.