Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127
एवमुक्ता सती तेन शंभुना योगिना तदा । प्रहस्य वाक्यं प्रोवाच पार्वती रुचिरानना
evamuktā satī tena śaṃbhunā yoginā tadā | prahasya vākyaṃ provāca pārvatī rucirānanā
Ainsi interpellée par Śambhu, le yogin, Satī—Pārvatī au visage radieux—sourit et répondit par des paroles.
Narrator (introducing Pārvatī’s reply)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the kathā; immediate speakers are Śambhu and Pārvatī
Scene: Pārvatī, radiant and lovely-faced, laughs openly and begins her reply; Śiva’s sternness starts to soften, signaling a turn from conflict to affectionate resolution.
FAQs
Divine dialogue often balances sternness with playfulness; laughter here signals līlā while still guiding dharma-centered understanding.
The Kedāra region is the textual setting, though the verse itself is conversational transition.
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