Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
कालभीतिरिति ख्यातस्तस्मादेष भविष्यति । इति दत्त्वा वरं ताश्च महादेवांतिकं ययुः
kālabhītiriti khyātastasmādeṣa bhaviṣyati | iti dattvā varaṃ tāśca mahādevāṃtikaṃ yayuḥ
اسی لیے وہ ‘کال بھیتی’ (زمانہ/موت کا خوف) کے نام سے مشہور ہوگا۔ یوں ور عطا کرکے وہ سب مہادیو کے حضور چلے گئے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating; naming given by the Vibhūtis
Listener: Bhārata (addressed explicitly in nearby verses)
Scene: A boon is granted; the women/boon-givers depart toward Mahādeva’s abode/temple precinct, with the child’s destined name ‘Kālabhīti’ implied as a protective epithet against Time/Death.
FAQs
Names in Purāṇic narrative often encode spiritual psychology; fear of Kāla becomes a marker that invites dharmic and devotional transformation.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it records the granting of a boon and the naming.