Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
एको जानाति देवोऽयं मम संदर्शनं गतः । देवदेवो महादेवः प्रथमं भक्तवत्सलः
eko jānāti devo'yaṃ mama saṃdarśanaṃ gataḥ | devadevo mahādevaḥ prathamaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ
มีเพียงเทพองค์นี้เท่านั้นที่รู้แท้ว่าได้เสด็จมาสู่สายตาข้าพเจ้า—เทวเทพ มหาเทวะ ผู้เป็นปฐม และทรงเมตตาต่อภักตะทั้งหลาย
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; internal voice describing recognition of Śiva’s grace)
Tirtha: Mahādeva-darśana sthāna in Nāgara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee (or lead ascetic) speaks in awe: ‘He has come into my sight’; Śiva stands serene, embodying Devadeva Mahādeva; the devotee’s face shows tears/rapt attention, hands folded.
FAQs
Śiva is “bhaktavatsala”—devotion draws the Lord’s presence and makes the sacred place spiritually fruitful.
The verse belongs to a Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the tīrtha is implied by the darśana-event, but not named in this single line.
No explicit prescription; the emphasis is theological—Śiva’s primacy and affection for devotees.