Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
चीर्णव्रतान्सुरान्दृष्ट्वा विशुद्धांश्च महेश्वरः । मतिं तेषां ददौ तुष्टो जीवात्मा सर्वभूतदृक्
cīrṇavratānsurāndṛṣṭvā viśuddhāṃśca maheśvaraḥ | matiṃ teṣāṃ dadau tuṣṭo jīvātmā sarvabhūtadṛk
व्रते आचरून शुद्ध झालेले देव पाहून महेश्वर प्रसन्न झाले. सर्वभूतदर्शी अंतःस्थ जीवात्मा म्हणून त्यांनी त्यांना सम्यक् बुद्धी प्रदान केली.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Maheśvara, serene and luminous, gazes upon purified devas; from his calm presence emanates a subtle ‘light of understanding’ entering their foreheads/hearts, symbolizing bestowed mati.
FAQs
Vows performed with purity mature into inner clarity; divine grace often appears as right counsel (mati).
The verse continues a tīrtha-focused narrative, but no particular place-name is explicit in this line.
The performance of vrata (vowed observances) leading to viśuddhi (purification) is the operative prescription.