Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94
अथ विश्वेश्वरः शंभुः करुणामृतवारिधिः । एनामानयतेत्त्यस्मान्युयुजे सविमानकान्
atha viśveśvaraḥ śaṃbhuḥ karuṇāmṛtavāridhiḥ | enāmānayatettyasmānyuyuje savimānakān
Bấy giờ, đấng Śambhu, Chúa tể của vũ trụ—biển cam lộ của lòng từ mẫn—đã sắp đặt đưa nàng rời nơi ấy, sai các thiên tùy tùng cùng những cỗ thiên xa (vimāna).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (as salvific focus; contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śambhu/Viśveśvara, radiant and serene, commands celestial attendants; vimānas descend to lift the unconscious woman from the desolate ground.
FAQs
Śiva’s compassion is not limited by social status or conscious ritual expertise; grace arrives when karma and devotion converge.
The epithet Viśveśvara is strongly associated with Kāśī in wider tradition, but this excerpt alone does not explicitly identify Kāśī; it highlights Śiva’s saving presence at a liṅga-site.
No direct prescription; the fruit of Śivarātri-connected worship is shown as divine upliftment.