Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
सा चास्यै सर्वमाचख्यौ शंकरात्कोपकारणम् । पुनश्चोवाच गिरिजा देवतां मातृसंमताम्
sā cāsyai sarvamācakhyau śaṃkarātkopakāraṇam | punaścovāca girijā devatāṃ mātṛsaṃmatām
Ela lhe contou tudo—o motivo de sua ira surgida por causa de Śaṅkara. E novamente Girijā falou à Deusa, aprovada e digna da confiança de sua mãe.
Nārada (narration of events)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame) / internal audience within the story
Scene: Girijā privately recounts to a trusted maternal-approved goddess the precise cause of her anger toward Śaṅkara; a quiet interior of the divine mountain-palace, attendants withdrawn, the mood restrained and heavy.
FAQs
Dharma is often clarified through trusted counsel; even divine emotions are guided toward right action through wise intermediaries.
Not explicit; the mountain’s presiding deity functions as the sacred setting’s spiritual authority.
None.