Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
वयमाकारितास्तेन सुताः सर्वा यशस्विनि । न त्वामाहूतवान्दक्षस्त्रपते शंकराद्यतः
vayamākāritāstena sutāḥ sarvā yaśasvini | na tvāmāhūtavāndakṣastrapate śaṃkarādyataḥ
«Ô illustre, nous toutes—ses filles—avons été conviées par lui. Mais Dakṣa ne t’a pas invitée, car il éprouve honte et hostilité à cause de Śaṅkara.»
Satī’s sisters (Dakṣa’s daughters), addressing Satī
Scene: The sisters explain the painful fact: all daughters were invited, but Satī was excluded due to Dakṣa’s shame/hostility toward Śaṅkara; Satī’s face tightens with restrained fury.
FAQs
Ego and social pride can turn sacred rites into adharma when devotion and respect for the divine are rejected.
The narrative occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya framework, linking cosmic events to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
Invitation to a yajña is mentioned, but no explicit ritual instruction is given in this verse.