Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
सापि दृष्ट्वा गिरिसुतां स्नेहविक्लवमानसा । क्वपुनर्गच्छसीत्युच्चैरालिंग्योवाच देवता
sāpi dṛṣṭvā girisutāṃ snehaviklavamānasā | kvapunargacchasītyuccairāliṃgyovāca devatā
গিৰিসুতাক দেখি দেৱীৰ মন স্নেহত ব্যাকুল হ’ল। তেওঁ তাইক আলিঙ্গন কৰি উচ্চস্বৰে ক’লে, “তুমি আকৌ ক’লৈ গৈছা?”
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the scene
Tirtha: Himādri (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kusumāmodinī, overwhelmed with affection, embraces Girisuta (Pārvatī) and urgently asks where she is going again.
FAQs
True dharmic resolve often arises alongside deep affection; love does not negate renunciation, but tests it.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative context for Pārvatī’s ascetic movement.
None directly; the verse introduces the emotional and narrative impetus leading into tapas.