Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 183
इत्युक्ते विस्मिता देवाः साधु साध्विति ते जगुः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखाश्चैव महाकालं प्रतुष्टुवुः
ityukte vismitā devāḥ sādhu sādhviti te jaguḥ | brahmaviṣṇumukhāścaiva mahākālaṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ
此言既出，诸天惊叹齐呼：“善哉！善哉！”梵天、毗湿奴等诸神亦赞颂大黑天（Mahākāla）。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahākāla (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (outer frame)
Scene: A celestial court: Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the forefront with folded hands, other devas astonished, all turning toward Mahākāla; speech-banners of ‘sādhu sādhu’ implied.
FAQs
True dharma and devotion receive universal acclaim—even the gods affirm the greatness of Mahākāla and his worship.
Mahākāla’s sacred sphere is glorified through the collective stuti of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the gods.
Not a new prescription; it concludes by endorsing the previously stated modes of liṅga devotion.