Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98
स्त्रीभावयुक्तासि वरानने त्वं देवं न जानासि परं पराणाम् । कामं पुरस्कृत्य पुरा भवानि समागतास्येव महेशमुग्रम
strībhāvayuktāsi varānane tvaṃ devaṃ na jānāsi paraṃ parāṇām | kāmaṃ puraskṛtya purā bhavāni samāgatāsyeva maheśamugrama
O Bhavānī mit lieblichem Antlitz, vom weiblichen Hochmut gebunden erkennst du den Gott nicht, der höher ist als das Höchste. Einst, das Begehren voranstellend, tratst du an den furchtbaren Mahādeva heran.
Bhṛṅgī
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A charged court-like moment in the Himalayan Śiva abode: a speaker admonishes Bhavānī for not recognizing the Parātpara Śiva, recalling her earlier approach driven by desire toward the fierce Mahādeva.
FAQs
The supreme reality (Śiva) is beyond ego and desire; spiritual maturity means knowing the Divine as ‘higher than the highest.’
Not explicit in the verse; it belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa setting associated with Kedāra’s Shaiva sacred geography.
None directly; the verse alludes to inner discipline—overcoming desire and pride.