Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
एवमुक्त्वा महादेवस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । साऽपि लेभे सुतं व्यासात्कपिंजलमिति श्रुतम्
evamuktvā mahādevastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | sā'pi lebhe sutaṃ vyāsātkapiṃjalamiti śrutam
Setelah berkata demikian, Mahādeva pun lenyap daripada pandangan. Dan dia juga memperoleh seorang putera daripada Vyāsa—yang dikhabarkan bernama Kapiñjala.
Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in tīrtha-māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Kelīśvarī/Kelīvarī-sthāna (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva, having spoken, fades from view—his form dissolving into light or mist—while the devotee remains in reverent astonishment; later, a maternal figure with a newborn named Kapiñjala, with Vyāsa as the father-figure in the background.
FAQs
Divine promises in tīrtha-māhātmya are validated by narrative fulfillment—faith and observance bear tangible results.
The same locality of the vāpī and Malliṅga, whose worship leads to the boon’s fulfillment in the story.
No new prescription here; it records the conclusion of Śiva’s instruction and the ensuing result.