Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
अहं तया विहीनस्तु नैव यास्यामि निश्चितम् । एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभाग यद्युक्तं तत्समाचर
ahaṃ tayā vihīnastu naiva yāsyāmi niścitam | evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāga yadyuktaṃ tatsamācara
«Quant à moi, séparé d’elle, je ne partirai certes pas. Sachant cela, ô noble, accomplis ce qui convient.»
Śatānanda (continuing)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gautama / elder noble one (as addressed)
Scene: A devotee declares he will not leave while separated from ‘her’; the scene carries emotional tension—duty to companion and unwavering spiritual aim.
FAQs
Inner resolve and adherence to what is dharmically ‘fitting’ (yukta) guide spiritual action.
The context continues toward the revelation of Hāṭakeśvara, the sacred Śaiva presence central to this chapter.
No specific rite is named; the verse reinforces continuing the chosen spiritual discipline until its purpose is fulfilled.