Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 123
विभीषिकाभिर्बह्वीभिर्मां भीषयसि मानिनि । गच्छ शीघ्रं मम गृहं बहूक्त्या किं प्रयोजनम्
vibhīṣikābhirbahvībhirmāṃ bhīṣayasi mānini | gaccha śīghraṃ mama gṛhaṃ bahūktyā kiṃ prayojanam
“Proud lady, you try to frighten me with many threats. Come quickly to my house—what is the use of so much talk?”
Śaṃbara (implied, addressing Māyāvatī/Rati)
Scene: Śaṃbara dismisses the threats with scorn, commanding Rati to come to his house; his posture domineering, Rati resolute yet endangered; attendants or shadowy figures suggest coercion.
FAQs
Worldly intimidation and coercion are portrayed as empty; dharma ultimately prevails over forceful speech.
The broader setting is the Kedāra sacred landscape (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse itself is part of a narrative episode rather than direct tīrtha-praise.
None in this verse; it is narrative dialogue.