Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
नान्यः शक्तः सुरश्रेष्ठ मुनिमेनं कथंचन । निषेधयितुमीशान ततः कुरु जगद्धितम्
nānyaḥ śaktaḥ suraśreṣṭha munimenaṃ kathaṃcana | niṣedhayitumīśāna tataḥ kuru jagaddhitam
हे सुरश्रेष्ठ! या मुनीला कोणत्याही प्रकारे रोखण्यास दुसरा कोणी समर्थ नाही. म्हणून हे ईशान, जगाच्या हितासाठी तूच कार्य कर.
Devagaṇāḥ (the gods) addressing Īśāna/Vṛṣabhavāhana (Śiva)
Listener: A sage/assembly (typical Nāgara-khaṇḍa interlocutors)
Scene: A group of devas, anxious, petition Īśāna to intervene because a powerful sage cannot be restrained by anyone else; the mood is urgent and cosmic.
FAQs
Supreme authority is invoked not for spectacle, but for jagad-hita—restoring harmony when power overflows its bounds.
The broader Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the verse emphasizes Śiva’s guardianship rather than naming the tīrtha.
None; it is a theological appeal highlighting Śiva as the only effective restrainer.