Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
स समादाय वेगेन पूर्वकर्मप्रचोदितः । तस्मै संदर्शयामास राज पुत्राय धीमते
sa samādāya vegena pūrvakarmapracoditaḥ | tasmai saṃdarśayāmāsa rāja putrāya dhīmate
ਪੂਰਵ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ ਨਾਲ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਵੇਗ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕ ਲਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਬੁੱਧਿਮਾਨ ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰ—ਰਾਜੇ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ—ਨੂੰ ਵਿਖਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
Narrator (contextual purāṇic voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A simple hunter/niṣāda figure quickly lifts a small liṅga with care, hurrying toward a young prince; the prince stands attentive, suggesting impending instruction.
FAQs
Sacred encounters are often portrayed as karmically ordained, prompting one toward devotion and righteous action.
No named holy site; the emphasis is on karmic prompting toward Śiva worship.
None explicitly; it transitions the story toward instructions on worship.