Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
द्वाभ्यां च तस्याः प्राप्त्यर्थमिति मे हृदि वर्तते । शिबिकां च ददौ ताभ्यां द्विजाभ्यां काममोहितः
dvābhyāṃ ca tasyāḥ prāptyarthamiti me hṛdi vartate | śibikāṃ ca dadau tābhyāṃ dvijābhyāṃ kāmamohitaḥ
«Par ces deux-là, j’obtiendrai son accomplissement»—ainsi cela demeura dans son cœur. Aveuglé par le désir, il donna un palanquin à ces deux brahmanes.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Nahūṣa presents a palanquin to two brāhmaṇas, his face intent and clouded; the brāhmaṇas appear austere and reluctant, foreshadowing the curse scene.
FAQs
When the heart is driven by obsession, one commits acts that violate reverence toward the spiritually venerable.
Not specified in this line; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.
None.