Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
तेजोत्तमास्ते संयुक्तास्त्रिनेत्राः शूलपाणयः । एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि द्विजोत्तमाः
tejottamāste saṃyuktāstrinetrāḥ śūlapāṇayaḥ | etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi dvijottamāḥ
Mereka unggul dalam cahaya, bersatu dalam tujuan, bermata tiga dan memegang trisula—demikianlah adanya. Wahai yang terbaik di antara yang dua kali lahir, kini telah kukhabarkan semuanya sebagaimana yang kamu tanyakan.
Sūta (deduced; addressing dvijottamāḥ)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A unified host of eleven Rudras: blazing radiance, three eyes, tridents held upright; the narrator turns to the assembled brahmins, signaling completion of the account.
FAQs
The verse affirms the recognizable marks of Śaiva divinity (three eyes, trident) and concludes a doctrinal explanation given to seekers.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative closure within the Tīrthamāhātmya context.
None; it summarizes and concludes an explanation.