Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
तसमात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन अनाहूतोऽपि गच्छ भोः । यज्ञवाटं पितुर्मेऽद्य वचनान्मे सदाशिव
tasamātsarvaprayatnena anāhūto'pi gaccha bhoḥ | yajñavāṭaṃ piturme'dya vacanānme sadāśiva
«C’est pourquoi, de tout ton effort, va — même sans y être convié — aujourd’hui même dans l’enceinte sacrificielle de mon père, ô Sadāśiva, à ma prière.»
Satyā
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajñavāṭa (archetypal)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (ṛṣis/audience, implicit)
Scene: Satī urges Sadāśiva to go to her father’s yajña even without invitation; her stance is firm, eyes intent; Śiva remains composed but grave, foreshadowing refusal.
FAQs
Worldly duty and familial pull can pressure even the wise; the Purāṇas show how discernment must guide participation in public rites.
No specific tīrtha; the setting is Dakṣa’s yajña-venue.
Attendance at a yajña is urged, but no ritual method is prescribed.