Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
आकारयसि मां देव तत्स्याद्यदि मतं मम । अन्यथाहं न यास्यामि तव हर्म्ये कथंचन । एतच्छ्रुत्वा यदिष्टं ते कुरुष्व वृषभध्वज
ākārayasi māṃ deva tatsyādyadi mataṃ mama | anyathāhaṃ na yāsyāmi tava harmye kathaṃcana | etacchrutvā yadiṣṭaṃ te kuruṣva vṛṣabhadhvaja
হে দেৱ! যদি মোৰ মতেই স্থিৰ হয়, তেন্তে তুমিই আদেশ দিয়া। নতুবা মই কোনো মতে তোমাৰ প্ৰাসাদলৈ নাযাম। এই কথা শুনি, হে বৃষভধ্বজ প্ৰভু, যি তোমাৰ ইষ্ট সেয়াই কৰা।
Devī (Pārvatī/Girijā)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī) as Śiva-held river (Gaṅgādhara-tattva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A goddess/queen (Umā/Pārvatī implied by ‘sureśvarī’) stands resolute before Śiva, refusing entry to his palace unless her counsel is accepted; Śiva listens, bull-banner visible, calm yet weighty.
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The narrative teaches that dharmic life involves firm boundaries and clear decisions; harmony is restored through decisive, righteous action.
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