Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
परमेकाकिनी तत्र गच्छमाना सुरेश्वरि । कीदृग्रूपा सदसि वै दृश्यसे त्वमनाथवत्
paramekākinī tatra gacchamānā sureśvari | kīdṛgrūpā sadasi vai dṛśyase tvamanāthavat
Ô reine des dieux, si tu t’y rends toute seule, comment paraîtras-tu dans cette assemblée, comme une être sans appui ni protecteur ?
Nārada (continuing address to Sāvitrī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada cautions Sāvitrī as she prepares to go alone; the path to the assembly is shown, with the distant sadas and priests, while Sāvitrī’s solitary figure conveys dignity mixed with vulnerability.
FAQs
Dharma also includes dignity in public sacred spaces; one should uphold decorum and proper accompaniment where tradition expects it.
No tīrtha is named in this line; it speaks to assembly etiquette within a ritual narrative.
Implicit guidance on proper attendance and decorum in a yajña-sabhā; no explicit rite is prescribed.