Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
रतिरुवाच । नारदोऽसि मया ज्ञातः कुमारस्त्वं न संशयः । स्वस्वरूपादर्शनं च कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत
ratiruvāca | nārado'si mayā jñātaḥ kumārastvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | svasvarūpādarśanaṃ ca kartumarhasi suvrata
Rati sprach: „Ich erkenne dich — du bist Nārada. Und du bist nur ein Knabe, ohne Zweifel. O du mit guten Gelübden, du sollst dich hier nicht in deiner eigenen, vertrauten Gestalt offen zeigen.“
Rati
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Rati addresses Nārada directly, recognizing him; her gesture is firm—asking him to refrain from appearing/behaving in his usual familiar manner; Nārada’s expression is mildly amused yet respectful.
FAQs
Austerity requires protection from disturbance; dharma includes restraint and propriety in approaching a practitioner.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa narrative context keeps the exchange within Kedāra’s Śaiva tīrtha milieu.
Implied discipline: do not interrupt or distract one engaged in tapas.