Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
सूत उवाच । एतस्मिन्नंतरे विप्रो ज्ञात्वा तं वरदं हरम् । उवाच स्पर्धया युक्तश्चित्रशर्मा महेश्वरम्
sūta uvāca | etasminnaṃtare vipro jñātvā taṃ varadaṃ haram | uvāca spardhayā yuktaścitraśarmā maheśvaram
सूत म्हणाले—याच वेळी विप्र चित्रशर्मा, हर हा वरदाता आहे असे जाणून, स्पर्धायुक्त होऊन महेश्वरास म्हणाला।
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard Sūta frame; not explicit in the verse but consistent with Skanda-Purāṇa narration style)
Scene: Sūta narrates as Citraśarmā, a brāhmaṇa, strides toward Maheśvara with a competitive gaze; Śiva’s presence is calm, contrasting the petitioner’s agitation.
FAQs
Even when the divine is near, human rivalry can arise; the narrative warns that devotion mixed with envy distorts dharma.
The verse continues the kṣetra narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where Śiva’s boon-giving presence shapes the site’s sanctity.
None; it is a narrative transition introducing Citraśarmā’s speech.