Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
व्याकुलस्तत्र वृत्तांतं कुमाराय न्यवेदयम् । मयि चाप्यागते दैत्यश्चिंतयामास चेतसि
vyākulastatra vṛttāṃtaṃ kumārāya nyavedayam | mayi cāpyāgate daityaściṃtayāmāsa cetasi
میں گھبرا کر وہاں سارا حال کُمار (سکند) کے حضور عرض کر دیا۔ اور جب میں بھی پہنچ گیا تو دَیتیہ اپنے دل میں بےچینی سے سوچنے لگا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style; explicit speaker not shown in this verse)
Listener: Kumāra (Skanda)
Scene: A shaken narrator reaches Kumāra and recounts the entire incident; simultaneously the Daitya, after the encounter, turns inward and broods anxiously.
FAQs
Turning quickly to the divine protector (Kumāra/Skanda) in moments of fear is presented as the dharmic response, while adharma breeds inner anxiety.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Skanda’s protective presence within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None in this verse; it is narrative, describing reporting events to Kumāra and the Daitya’s mental agitation.