Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
अमंगलान्येव च मंगलानि भवंति येनाधिकृतानि दक्ष । त्रियंबकेनाथ सुमंगलानि भवंति सद्योह्यपमंगलानि
amaṃgalānyeva ca maṃgalāni bhavaṃti yenādhikṛtāni dakṣa | triyaṃbakenātha sumaṃgalāni bhavaṃti sadyohyapamaṃgalāni
يا دكشا، إنّ الأمور غير الميمونة تصير ميمونة إذا دبّرها هو؛ وببركة تريامباكا، حتى ما كان شؤماً يغدو في الحال سعادةً عظمى.
Dadhīci
Tirtha: Kedāra (doṣa-haraṇa frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dakṣa
Scene: Dadhīci declares Śiva’s power to invert ill-omens: visualized as dark clouds of apamaṅgala dissolving into radiant light around a trident/third-eye symbol; the yajña fire brightens as if awaiting Śiva’s sanction.
FAQs
Śiva is the transformer of fate and omen—devotion and right honoring can turn obstacles into blessings.
The teaching arises in the Kanakhala tīrtha narrative, reinforcing that a tīrtha’s fruit is fulfilled through Śiva-sambandha (connection to Śiva).
Implicit: perform rites under Śiva’s sanction—worship/invocation of Triyambaka to secure auspicious completion.