Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
दारापरिग्रही देवास्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् । क्रियतां च परो यत्नो भवद्भिर्नान्यथा वचः
dārāparigrahī devāstathā nītirvidhīyatām | kriyatāṃ ca paro yatno bhavadbhirnānyathā vacaḥ
Ô dieux, que Śiva soit celui qui accepte une épouse : ainsi doit être ordonnée la juste conduite. Et que vous déployiez l’effort suprême ; ma parole n’est pas autrement.
Aśarīrā-vāṇī
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial injunction is implied: the gods are urged to adopt a policy—Śiva must accept a consort—so that the cosmic mission (future birth of the commander) can proceed; the mood is decisive and strategic.
FAQs
Dharma’s restoration may require coordinated, disciplined action (nīti) aligned with divine intention, not mere reaction.
No direct tīrtha praise appears; the verse is strategic counsel within Kedāra-khaṇḍa narration.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it commands decisive effort and a specific divine-plan (Śiva accepting a consort).