Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
भवतः परितापहेतवो न भवंतींदु दिवाकराग्नयः । नयनानियतस्त्रिनेत्र तेऽमी प्रणयिन्यस्तिलसज्जला च मौलौ
bhavataḥ paritāpahetavo na bhavaṃtīṃdu divākarāgnayaḥ | nayanāniyatastrinetra te'mī praṇayinyastilasajjalā ca maulau
तुझ्यासाठी चंद्र, सूर्य आणि अग्नीही संतापाचे कारण होत नाहीत। हे त्रिनेत्रा! तुझे नेत्र कोणत्याही बंधनात नाहीत; आणि तुझ्या मस्तकी रात्रिच्या काळ्या तीळतेलासारखा तम व शीतल कृपाजलासारखा उजळ प्रकाश—प्रिय अलंकारांसारखे विराजतात।
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva
Scene: Pārvatī praises Śiva’s three eyes and the moon on his crest; sun and fire appear as subdued attendants, unable to cause him torment; the scene glows with paradox—cool moonlight and inner fire coexisting harmoniously.
FAQs
Śiva transcends the forces that burn ordinary beings; his ‘heat’ and ‘coolness’ are cosmic principles under his mastery, pointing to his supreme, non-limited nature.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kāśī-centered episode by emphasizing Śiva’s transcendence, making his longing for Kāśī even more meaningful.
None; the verse is symbolic praise (stuti) using cosmic imagery.