Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124
इत्युच्यमानेन तदा नीता सा प्रसभं तथा । स्वपुरं परमं तन्वी शंबरेण मनस्विनी
ityucyamānena tadā nītā sā prasabhaṃ tathā | svapuraṃ paramaṃ tanvī śaṃbareṇa manasvinī
Ainsi interpellée, la dame au corps svelte et à la volonté ferme fut alors emmenée de force par Śaṃbara vers sa cité resplendissante.
Narrator (Sūta’s narration implied by section style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rati, slender yet strong-willed, is forcibly led away by Śaṃbara toward a magnificent city; the contrast between her dignity and the violence of the act is central; the city gleams, but the act is dark.
FAQs
It highlights the contrast between coercive asuric power and the eventual triumph of divine order and purpose.
The Kedāra region is the textual frame (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse focuses on the storyline rather than a tīrtha’s merit.
None; it is narrative description.