Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
एवमुक्त्वा स देवेशस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । चन्द्रोऽपि हर्षसंयुक्तः समं पश्यति तास्ततः
evamuktvā sa deveśastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | candro'pi harṣasaṃyuktaḥ samaṃ paśyati tāstataḥ
یوں کہہ کر دیوتاؤں کا اِیشور پھر نگاہوں سے اوجھل ہو گیا۔ اور چندر بھی خوشی سے بھر کر، اس کے بعد اُن سب کو یکساں نظر سے دیکھنے لگا۔
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Aṣṭaṣaṣṭi-Candra-liṅga-samūha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva fades from view—his form dissolving into light—while Candra stands joyful, looking across many liṅgas with equal regard, as if surveying a sacred map.
FAQs
When divine instruction is accepted, harmony returns—joy arises from living in balance and fairness.
The narrative undergirds the sanctity of Somēśvara-linked liṅgas and tīrthas where devotees seek Śiva’s presence, especially on Mondays.
No new prescription here; it confirms the outcome—impartiality and the established boon.