Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
ऋषिभ्यो दत्त मद्यैव यावत्सत्ता हि तस्य वै । स्वसत्तायां महत्यां च स्वसत्ता ये भवंति च
ṛṣibhyo datta madyaiva yāvatsattā hi tasya vai | svasattāyāṃ mahatyāṃ ca svasattā ye bhavaṃti ca
„Wahrlich, ich selbst gab es den Ṛṣis, solange seine Macht und Stellung wirklich Bestand hatten. Und in seiner eigenen großen Würde bleiben auch jene sicher, die aus ihrem rechtmäßigen eigenen Stand heraus bestehen.“
Bṛhaspati (contextual continuation of Guru’s reply)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bṛhaspati explains that offerings were given to ṛṣis while the donor’s power endured; ṛṣis sit in a calm assembly receiving gifts; a subtle aura indicates dharmic ‘standing’ as a pillar supporting the world.
FAQs
Power and status endure only when aligned with dharma; rightful standing (sva-sattā) protects and stabilizes one’s position.
Not explicitly named in this verse; it belongs to Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred-geography frame.
Implicitly references dāna to Ṛṣis; no concrete ritual steps are stated here.