Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
न चैषां रोचते स्वर्गो हित्वा देवं महेश्वरम् । इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । यद्येवं गच्छ तद्दूत नायास्येहं त्रिविष्टपम्
na caiṣāṃ rocate svargo hitvā devaṃ maheśvaram | iṃdradyumna uvāca | yadyevaṃ gaccha taddūta nāyāsyehaṃ triviṣṭapam
মহেশ্বর দেবকে ত্যাগ করে তাদের কাছে স্বর্গও প্রিয় নয়। ইন্দ্রদ্যুম্ন বললেন—যদি তাই হয়, হে দূত, তুমি যাও; আমি ত্রিবিষ্টপ (স্বর্গ) যাব না।
Indradyumna (king)
Tirtha: Triviṣṭapa (Svarga) contrasted with Maheśvara-sānnidhya
Type: kshetra
Listener: deva-dūta (messenger)
Scene: Indradyumna, firm and composed, dismisses the messenger’s invitation to heaven; the messenger stands poised, while an unseen Maheśvara is implied as the king’s true destination.
FAQs
Devotion to Śiva is portrayed as superior to heavenly reward; spiritual loyalty outweighs pleasure and status.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is the supremacy of Maheśvara over svarga.
None; it is a vow-like refusal of heaven in favor of devotion.