Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
द्यूतक्रीडा महादेव दृश्यते विविधात्र च । भवेद्द्वाभ्यां च द्यूते हि रमणाच् महत्सुखम्
dyūtakrīḍā mahādeva dṛśyate vividhātra ca | bhaveddvābhyāṃ ca dyūte hi ramaṇāc mahatsukham
Ô Mahādeva, ici l’on voit le jeu de dés (dyūta) sous des formes variées et charmantes ; et dans une partie jouée à deux, vraiment, du divertissement partagé naît une grande joie.
Pārvatī (Gिरिजा/सती), addressing Śiva
Listener: Mahādeva (Śiva)
Scene: A stylized dice-play motif appears as a conversational image rather than a full gambling scene: two players, a board/cloth, dice in mid-air, while the divine couple observes—hinting at impending moral tension.
FAQs
Even ordinary human activities are re-framed as divine līlā when centered on Śiva—joy becomes a sacred, dharmic expression rather than mere indulgence.
The episode belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa and functions as narrative texture within Kedāra’s sacred setting, though this verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
No direct vrata, snāna, dāna, or japa is prescribed in this verse.