Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
दक्षोऽपि बाढमित्येव तत्प्रोक्त्वा च ययौ गृहम् । चंद्रस्तु दक्षकन्यास्ताः समं पश्यति सर्वदा
dakṣo'pi bāḍhamityeva tatproktvā ca yayau gṛham | caṃdrastu dakṣakanyāstāḥ samaṃ paśyati sarvadā
Dakṣa aussi, ne disant que «Qu’il en soit ainsi», parla de la sorte et rentra chez lui. Et Candra (la Lune), dès lors, considéra toujours les filles de Dakṣa avec égalité.
Narrator (contextual, within Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/dvijas (audience)
Scene: Dakṣa, composed, gestures assent and departs; Candra stands radiant, facing a circle of 27 daughters (nakṣatra-maidens), offering equal gaze/blessing to all.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through fairness—Candra’s equal regard becomes the ideal of impartial conduct.
The verse sits in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya stream that culminates in Soma-related sacred presence; the specific shrine is elaborated in the following adhyāya.
None in this verse; it is narrative groundwork for later tīrtha-phala and observance.