Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
अथ नंदिनमाहूय धूर्जटिः स कृपानिधिः । शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
atha naṃdinamāhūya dhūrjaṭiḥ sa kṛpānidhiḥ | śṛṇvatāṃ sarvadevānāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt
پھر دھورجٹی—شیو، جو رحمت کا خزانہ ہے—نے نندی کو بلا لیا اور تمام دیوتاؤں کے سنتے ہوئے یہ کلمات ارشاد فرمائے۔
Narrator (Skanda in Kāśī Khaṇḍa context)
Listener: Audience of the kathā (sages/pilgrims)
Scene: Śiva as Dhūrjaṭi, matted locks and crescent moon, seated in regal calm; Nandī stands with folded hands. Around them, devas form a luminous semicircle, listening intently in a Kāśī-like temple-court or ethereal sabhā.
FAQs
Śiva’s compassion initiates divine guidance; sacred instruction is given publicly for the welfare of all beings.
The broader Kāśī setting continues, framing the forthcoming instruction as part of Kāśī’s sacred narrative.
None directly; it introduces a divine command that leads to a sacred act.