Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
ततः कपालपाणिस्तु भैरवः शिवचोदितः । देवदानवयक्षादिलोकेषु विचचार सः
tataḥ kapālapāṇistu bhairavaḥ śivacoditaḥ | devadānavayakṣādilokeṣu vicacāra saḥ
ครั้นแล้ว ภไรวะผู้ถือกะโหลกในมือ ถูกศิวะดลใจ จึงเที่ยวจารไปในโลกของเทวะ ทานวะ ยักษะ และหมู่อื่น ๆ
Narrator
Scene: Bhairava, holding a skull-bowl, sets out under Śiva’s impetus, moving through varied realms populated by devas, dānavas, and yakṣas—each realm visually distinct.
FAQs
A vow may demand sustained effort—Bhairava’s purification is shown as a wide-ranging journey under divine command.
No single site; the verse emphasizes extensive wandering that frames the tīrtha-centered expiation.
Continuation of the Śiva-directed vrata through travel/wandering as part of expiation.
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