Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
देवोपि तां सतीं यांतीं दृष्ट्वा चरणचारिणीम् । अतीव विव्यथे चित्ते गणांश्चाथ समाह्वयत्
devopi tāṃ satīṃ yāṃtīṃ dṛṣṭvā caraṇacāriṇīm | atīva vivyathe citte gaṇāṃścātha samāhvayat
خود دیو نے بھی اُس ستی کو پیدل جاتے دیکھ کر دل میں بہت رنج محسوس کیا، پھر اس نے گنوں کو بلا لیا۔
Narrator (deduced: Skanda to Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta sphere)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the Kāśī-kathā setting
Scene: Śiva, seated in serene majesty, looks down with softened eyes at a weary but steadfast queen walking barefoot; he gestures, summoning gaṇas who appear from the margins of the sacred space.
FAQs
The Lord’s compassion responds even amid conflict; divine care manifests through appointed attendants and timely intervention.
Kāśī’s Śaiva atmosphere frames the scene, where Mahādeva’s governance and protection are central to the māhātmya.
None; this is narrative action describing Śiva’s summoning of the Gaṇas.