Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
प्रविवेश ततो मध्ये द्रष्टुं देवं महेश्वरम् । चकार गतिविक्षेपं गुंठनैरवगुंठनैः
praviveśa tato madhye draṣṭuṃ devaṃ maheśvaram | cakāra gativikṣepaṃ guṃṭhanairavaguṃṭhanaiḥ
پھر وہ درمیان میں داخل ہوا تاکہ دیو مہیشور کے درشن کرے۔ اور اس نے حرکت میں فریب آمیز اتار چڑھاؤ پیدا کیے، چھپانے اور پھر چھپاؤ کے توڑ کے طریقوں سے۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dove slips into a crowded inner space to glimpse Maheśvara; it darts with feints and sudden turns, hiding and re-hiding among pillars, drapes, and shadows.
FAQs
No stratagem can truly hide intent from Maheśvara; divine awareness penetrates all veils.
Not stated in this verse; the passage functions as narrative support within the tīrtha chapter.
None directly; the verse narrates the approach and concealment behavior in the story.