Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तदुत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु श्रद्धासमन्विता । पुरा दानवशार्दूलो महिषाख्यो महाबलः
tadutpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu śraddhāsamanvitā | purā dānavaśārdūlo mahiṣākhyo mahābalaḥ
இப்போது அவளுடைய தோற்றத்தைச் சொல்கிறேன்; பக்தியுடன் கேள். முற்காலத்தில் தானவர்களில் புலியைப் போன்ற மகாபலன் ‘மஹிஷாக்ய’ என்ற பெயருடையவன் இருந்தான்.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Yogeśvarī-sthāna (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva begins the Yogeśvarī origin tale, introducing the mighty dānava Mahiṣākha; the atmosphere shifts from pilgrimage instruction to mythic conflict prelude.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faithful attention) is presented as the proper attitude for receiving tīrtha and Devī-origin teachings.
The narrative serves the māhātmya of Yogeśvarī in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introducing her origin story.
None; it introduces a kathā (origin account) and instructs the listener to hear with faith.