Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
किमर्थमागता यूयं ब्रूतागमनकारणम् । तदोचुः सप्त ऋषयो महेशप्रेरिता वयम्
kimarthamāgatā yūyaṃ brūtāgamanakāraṇam | tadocuḥ sapta ṛṣayo maheśapreritā vayam
“تم کس مقصد سے آئے ہو؟ اپنی آمد کی وجہ بتاؤ۔” تب سات رِشیوں نے کہا، “ہم مہیش (شیو) کے بھیجے ہوئے ہیں۔”
Himādri (question) and Saptaṛṣi (reply)
Tirtha: Himālaya / Kedāra context
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himavān, head bowed, asks the arriving sages their purpose; the seven sages respond in unison that they are impelled by Mahēśa.
FAQs
Sacred missions are undertaken as divine service; the sages act as instruments of Śiva’s purpose.
The Himālaya is the narrative setting; the verse itself centers on Śiva’s directive rather than a named tirtha.
None explicitly; it establishes authority—Śiva’s commission—behind the sages’ visit.