Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
प्राह षष्टितमे कल्पे विशापो भविता गणः । मदीय इति संप्रोच्य जगामादर्शनं शिवः
prāha ṣaṣṭitame kalpe viśāpo bhavitā gaṇaḥ | madīya iti saṃprocya jagāmādarśanaṃ śivaḥ
Ipinahayag ni Shiva: 'Sa ika-animnapung kalpa, ang tagapaglingkod na ito (gana) ay magiging malaya sa sumpa.' Sa pagsasabing, 'Siya ay Akin,' si Shiva ay naglaho sa paningin.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)
Listener: Narrative audience
Scene: Śiva pronounces a time-bound release—‘in the sixtieth kalpa’—and tenderly claims the being as ‘Mine’; then Śiva vanishes, leaving a lingering aura and stunned attendants.
FAQs
Śiva’s compassion and ownership—“He is Mine”—assures eventual liberation even from a long-standing curse.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the narrative of release and merit described in the surrounding passage.
None in this verse; it is a declaration of fate across kalpas and Śiva’s protective grace.