Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
विचरामि प्रतीतोऽहं तदारूढो यदृच्छया । अथ काले कियन्मात्रे व्यतीतेऽत्रैवं पर्वते
vicarāmi pratīto'haṃ tadārūḍho yadṛcchayā | atha kāle kiyanmātre vyatīte'traivaṃ parvate
یوں میں اس پر سوار ہو کر بےاختیار گھومتا پھرتا رہا اور میرا دل مطمئن تھا۔ پھر اسی پہاڑ پر تھوڑا سا وقت گزرا تو آگے یہ واقعہ پیش آیا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced—Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: The devotee rides the divine vimāna around Kailāsa, serene and satisfied; the scene foreshadows an impending event with a subtle shift in sky/light.
FAQs
Even an unplanned journey can become the doorway to karmic unfolding; time and place ripen events beyond one’s intention.
This verse sets a mountain-scene within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative, but the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this snippet.
None in this verse; it functions as narrative transition.