Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
प्रयोजनं न तेऽस्तीह गच्छ यावन्न भर्त्स्यसे । देव्या रूपधरो दैत्यो देवं वंचयितुं त्विह
prayojanaṃ na te'stīha gaccha yāvanna bhartsyase | devyā rūpadharo daityo devaṃ vaṃcayituṃ tviha
“तुला येथे काही प्रयोजन नाही; धारेवर धारे बसण्यापूर्वी निघून जा. येथे देवीचे रूप धारण केलेला दैत्य देवाला फसविण्यास आला आहे.”
Vīraka (within Sūta’s narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīraka points outward, commanding the figure to leave; behind him the guarded inner sanctum glows. The tension is heightened by the revelation: a demon has taken the Goddess’s form to deceive the Lord.
FAQs
Dharma requires vigilance: appearances can mislead, and guardianship protects sanctity from deception.
No specific tīrtha is referenced; the verse concerns protection of Śiva’s presence/abode.
None; it is a cautionary narrative about discernment and safeguarding sacred space.