Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
उक्तं देव मया तेषां योगीन्द्राणां महेश्वर । आज्ञप्ता देवदेवेन इहागच्छत मा चिरम्
uktaṃ deva mayā teṣāṃ yogīndrāṇāṃ maheśvara | ājñaptā devadevena ihāgacchata mā ciram
హే దేవా, హే మహేశ్వరా! నేను ఆ యోగీంద్రులకు ఇలా చెప్పితిని—‘దేవదేవుని ఆజ్ఞ వచ్చింది; ఇక్కడికి రండి, ఆలస్యం చేయకండి।’
Nandikeśvara
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara/Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A messenger-devotee addresses exalted yogins, conveying the urgent command of Devadeva to come to Prabhāsa without delay; the atmosphere is reverent and purposeful.
FAQs
Śiva’s ājñā (command) is not to be delayed; prompt obedience is a hallmark of dharma even for advanced ascetics.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames the authority of Śiva’s command and the expected conduct of holy persons.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an imperative to come immediately in response to divine command.