Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
यावदायतनात्तस्मान्निर्गच्छति मुनीश्वरः । तावत्तेनेक्षितो नाममार्कंडो मुनिसत्तमः
yāvadāyatanāttasmānnirgacchati munīśvaraḥ | tāvattenekṣito nāmamārkaṃḍo munisattamaḥ
मुनीश्वर त्या आयतनातून बाहेर पडू लागले, तेवढ्यात मुनिश्रेष्ठ मार्कंडेयांनी त्यांना पाहिले।
Sūta (implied continuation)
Tirtha: Acaleśvara on Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the threshold of the Acaleśvara sanctuary, a departing sage pauses; Mārkaṇḍeya appears and notices him, the moment of eye-contact charged with recognition; temple lamps and mountain backdrop frame the encounter.
FAQs
At sacred sites, meetings with realized sages are themselves a form of grace, often opening the way to instruction and transformation.
The immediate setting is the āyatana (sanctuary) at Arbuda associated with Acaleśvara.
None; it narrates the moment of departure from the shrine and the ensuing encounter.