Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
तुष्टेनदेवदेवेन स्वमौलौ यो धृतः स्वयम् । आदाय तां कलामेकां जगत्संजविनीं पराम्
tuṣṭenadevadevena svamaulau yo dhṛtaḥ svayam | ādāya tāṃ kalāmekāṃ jagatsaṃjavinīṃ parām
மகிழ்ந்த தேவர்களின் தேவன் (சிவன்) அவனைத் தானே தன் சிரோமகுடத்தில் வைத்தருளினார்; மேலும் அந்த உன்னத உலகுயிர்ப்பிக்கும் கலையிலிருந்து ஒரு கலையை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு…
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya
Tirtha: Avimukta/Viśveśa sphere—Candrasekhara grace motif
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Śiva, pleased, lifts Soma and sets him upon His matted hair/crown; a radiant ‘kalā’ is drawn forth like a luminous crescent, spreading vitality across the worlds.
FAQs
Śiva’s favor elevates and protects; divine closeness becomes a source of renewal for the world.
Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, this supports the Candreśvara/Amṛtodaka sacred complex in Avimukta-Kāśī.
None directly; it explains the theological basis for Soma’s restoration through Śiva’s grace.