Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । कर्त्तव्यं जाह्नवि श्रेयः पुरो गत्वा नगात्मजाम् । अत्यर्थं मानिनी ह्येषा साम्ना च वशवर्तिनी
śrīmahādeva uvāca | karttavyaṃ jāhnavi śreyaḥ puro gatvā nagātmajām | atyarthaṃ māninī hyeṣā sāmnā ca vaśavartinī
Śrī Mahādeva dit : « Ô Jāhnavī, il sera préférable que tu avances la première et que tu t’approches de la Fille de la Montagne (Pārvatī). Elle est d’un amour-propre extrême, mais on peut la gagner par une douce conciliation. »
Śiva (Śrī Mahādeva)
Listener: Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
Scene: Mahādeva instructs Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) to go ahead and gently pacify Pārvatī, emphasizing her self-respect and susceptibility to soft conciliation.
FAQs
Dharma often succeeds through humility and gentle conciliation—especially when approaching the Devī, who embodies honor and dignity.
Within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting associated with sacred Arbuda/Abu-region narratives; this verse itself is more about divine etiquette than a named tīrtha.
No external rite is prescribed; the ‘practice’ taught is sāman—pacifying speech and respectful conduct.