Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
एवमुक्ते यमेनाथ तं विसृज्य गृहं प्रति । व्याघ्ररूपं समास्थाय स्वयं तत्संनिधौ ययौ
evamukte yamenātha taṃ visṛjya gṛhaṃ prati | vyāghrarūpaṃ samāsthāya svayaṃ tatsaṃnidhau yayau
Apabila Yama berkata demikian, Śiva pun menyuruhnya pergi. Lalu baginda sendiri mengambil rupa harimau dan pergi mendekati raja itu.
Narrator (contextual continuation; action centered on Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva dismisses Yama and, transforming into a tiger, strides toward the king’s vicinity—an ominous yet divine-līlā moment.
FAQs
Divine līlā can manifest through startling forms, steering events while remaining within the larger framework of dharma and destined time.
The verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative but does not explicitly name a site in this line.
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