Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
अत्रैव च किमस्माकं रुद्रेणापि प्रयोजनम् । कन्या दत्ता मया विप्रा ब्रह्मणा नोदितेन हि
atraiva ca kimasmākaṃ rudreṇāpi prayojanam | kanyā dattā mayā viprā brahmaṇā noditena hi
Ici même, de quel besoin aurions-nous de Rudra? Ô brāhmanes, j’ai donné la jeune fille—oui, sur l’injonction de Brahmā.
Same hostile/obstructive figure in the narrative (contextual)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ) within the scene; broader audience of ṛṣis
Scene: A speaker (likely a deva/authority figure) addresses brāhmaṇas with a challenging claim—‘what need of Rudra?’—while the assembly reacts; the atmosphere is tense, foreshadowing Śiva’s decisive intervention.
FAQs
It illustrates pride and exclusion in sacred affairs—an attitude Purāṇic narratives typically critique through ensuing consequences.
Kedāra-kṣetra remains the narrative background; the episode contributes to the larger Mahātmya by framing divine presence and its importance.
No direct prescription; it references a kanyā-dāna (giving of a maiden) occurring within a larger sacred context.