Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
किमेतस्य बटोः कार्यं भवतीनामिहाधुना । बटुस्वरूपमास्थाय आगतो देवनिंदकः
kimetasya baṭoḥ kāryaṃ bhavatīnāmihādhunā | baṭusvarūpamāsthāya āgato devaniṃdakaḥ
«Quelle affaire ce baṭu a-t-il avec vous, mesdames, ici et maintenant ? Ayant pris l’apparence d’un baṭu, un calomniateur des dieux est venu.»
Śivā (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A confrontational moment: a woman (contextually Devī or a leading companion) challenges the baṭu, questioning his purpose among women and accusing him of deva-slander; the baṭu stands composed, hinting at hidden divinity.
FAQs
Deva-nindā is rejected in Purāṇic dharma; the devotee protects sacred honor even amid confusion.
Kedāra-kṣetra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative frame.
No ritual instruction; it implicitly upholds the dharmic rule of avoiding slander of the Divine.