Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
एवमाकर्ण्य वचनं देवर्षेर्भावितात्मनः । जगाम सहसा तत्र यत्रास्ते सा सुशोभना
evamākarṇya vacanaṃ devarṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ | jagāma sahasā tatra yatrāste sā suśobhanā
தவத்தால் தூய்மை பெற்ற தேவரிஷியின் வார்த்தைகளைக் கேட்டு, அந்த அழகிய மங்கை இருந்த இடத்திற்கு அவன் விரைந்து சென்றான்.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/Śaunaka-group (contextual)
Scene: A resolute figure, having heard a devarṣi’s counsel, hastens through a Himalayan sacred landscape toward the dwelling of a radiant lady; the air feels charged with tapas and impending confrontation.
FAQs
Speech of a realized seer can redirect events; wisdom and tapas-backed counsel shapes destiny.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa frame links the narrative to Kedāra’s sacred landscape, though no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it narrates movement following a sage’s words.