Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
अथ तानाह्वयामाम तत्क्षणात्त्रिपुरांतकः । संप्राह चविषण्णास्यः कृतांजलिपुटान्स्थितान्
atha tānāhvayāmāma tatkṣaṇāttripurāṃtakaḥ | saṃprāha caviṣaṇṇāsyaḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭānsthitān
Kemudian Tripurāntaka segera memanggil mereka mendekat, lalu bertitah kepada mereka yang berdiri dengan tangan dirapatkan dalam sembah, wajah muram dilanda dukacita.
Narrator (introducing Tripurāntaka/Śiva’s speech)
Scene: Tripurāntaka summons the devas; they stand close with folded hands, faces lowered, sorrow visible; the Lord prepares to speak.
FAQs
In crisis, divine grace begins with humility—approaching the Lord with reverence and surrender.
Not specified in this verse; it frames Śiva’s intervention within the broader tīrtha narrative.
None explicitly, though añjali (folded hands) indicates the devotional posture of prayer.