Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
मया दत्तासि सुश्रोणि पापिना मंदबुद्धिना । रुद्रायाविदितार्थाय उद्धताय दुरात्मने
mayā dattāsi suśroṇi pāpinā maṃdabuddhinā | rudrāyāviditārthāya uddhatāya durātmane
يا ذاتَ الخصرِ الحَسَن، إنّي—وأنا آثمٌ بليدُ الفِكر—قد سلّمتُكِ إلى رودرا؛ الذي لا يعرفُ الأدبَ واللياقة، متكبّرٌ، خبيثُ الطبع.
Dakṣa
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Scene: Dakṣa, in a surge of contempt, speaks venomously; Satī’s face shows deep hurt and resolve. The yajña flames flare, foreshadowing impending catastrophe; the unseen presence of Rudra feels near.
FAQs
Slander of the Supreme and contempt toward the divine spouse leads to inner ruin and karmic consequence.
No; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative but does not praise a location.
None; it is a polemical statement within a family-and-yajña conflict.