Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । बृहता तपसानेन बृहतां पतिरेध्यहो । नाम्ना बृहस्पतिरिति ग्रहेष्वर्च्योभव द्विज
śrīmahādeva uvāca | bṛhatā tapasānena bṛhatāṃ patiredhyaho | nāmnā bṛhaspatiriti graheṣvarcyobhava dvija
ஸ்ரீமகாதேவன் கூறினான்—இந்த மாபெரும் தவத்தால் நீ மகத்தோரின் தலைவனாக ஆகுக. ‘பிரஹஸ்பதி’ என்ற நாமத்தால், ஓ இருபிறப்பனே, கிரகங்களில் வணங்கத்தக்கவனாக இருப்பாயாக.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Kāśī-Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Śiva speaks directly, naming the sage ‘Bṛhaspati’ and appointing him as venerable among the grahas; a celestial aura suggests planetary order and guruhood.
FAQs
Austerity (tapas) offered with devotion culminates in divine appointment—Śiva elevates the devotee to a cosmic role.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, reflecting Kāśī’s tradition of Śiva as bestower of siddhi and status.
Tapas (austerity) is affirmed as the cause of attainment; no specific vow details are enumerated in this verse.