Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
स्कंद उवाच । स्वामिन्निंद्रादयो देवा ब्रह्माद्याश्चैव सर्वशः । तव द्वारे समायातान्त्वद्दर्शनैकलालसाः । किमाज्ञापयसे देव करवाणि तवाग्रतः
skaṃda uvāca | svāminniṃdrādayo devā brahmādyāścaiva sarvaśaḥ | tava dvāre samāyātāntvaddarśanaikalālasāḥ | kimājñāpayase deva karavāṇi tavāgrataḥ
स्कंद म्हणाला—हे स्वामी! इंद्रादि देव आणि ब्रह्मादि सर्वजण केवळ तुमच्या दर्शनाच्या उत्कंठेने तुमच्या द्वारी आले आहेत। हे देव! तू काय आज्ञा करतोस? तुझ्या समोर मी काय करू?
Skanda
Listener: Śiva (Hara)
Scene: At the threshold of Śiva’s abode, Skanda stands in attentive humility, reporting that Indra, Brahmā, and the gods have gathered at the door, yearning for Śiva’s darśana; Skanda asks for Śiva’s command.
FAQs
Even the highest gods seek Śiva’s darśana; the devotee’s ideal stance is readiness to serve according to divine command (ājñā).
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is set in Śiva’s divine abode setting within the Dharmāraṇya narrative frame.
None directly; the devotional principle is darśana-seeking and obedient service.