Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 85
खंडशो घातितं दृष्ट्वा केशवेन कुशं तदा । संगृह्य ते पुनर्देत्या निन्युः सर्वे शिवालयम्
khaṃḍaśo ghātitaṃ dṛṣṭvā keśavena kuśaṃ tadā | saṃgṛhya te punardetyā ninyuḥ sarve śivālayam
Melihat Kusha dipotong-potong oleh Keshava, para Danava mengumpulkan bahagian-bahagian itu dan membawa semuanya ke kuil Shiva.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Śivālaya in Dvārakā-kṣetra (unnamed)
Type: temple
Scene: Dānavas gather Kuśa’s scattered parts, lifting them onto a bier and moving in a grim procession toward a Śiva temple, whose liṅga-shrine stands calm amid the turmoil.
FAQs
The narrative highlights Śiva’s and Viṣṇu’s linked roles in cosmic order—devotion and boons operate within a larger dharmic framework.
Dvārakā is central, and the mention of a Śivālaya underscores the sacred landscape where multiple forms of worship coexist.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse points to the sanctity of Śiva’s temple as a locus of divine intervention.