Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81
दण्डी कमंडलुकरः साक्षाद्वह्निरिवापरः । भेत्ता जगति गुह्यानां विग्रहाणां गुहोपमः
daṇḍī kamaṃḍalukaraḥ sākṣādvahnirivāparaḥ | bhettā jagati guhyānāṃ vigrahāṇāṃ guhopamaḥ
दंड व कमंडलू हातात घेऊन ते जणू प्रत्यक्ष दुसरे अग्निरूप होते। जगतात ते गुप्त रहस्यांचे भेदक—गुहेसारखे गूढ रूप व हेतू ओळखणारे होते।
Sūta (descriptive narration)
Scene: Nārada, staff and water-pot in hand, stands like a second fire—his gaze and presence exposing hidden intentions, as if entering the ‘caves’ of hearts.
FAQs
True spiritual authority is marked by austerity and penetrating insight—able to see through hidden motives and realities.
No specific tirtha is mentioned; the verse intensifies the sanctity of the narrative through Nārada’s ascetic majesty.
None; it is iconographic description rather than instruction.