Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
मौर्व्याऽज्ञां शिरसा गृह्य हैडंबिर्भार्ययान्वितः । शुभं हिडम्बस्य वने स्वराज्यं समुपाव्रजत्
maurvyā'jñāṃ śirasā gṛhya haiḍaṃbirbhāryayānvitaḥ | śubhaṃ hiḍambasya vane svarājyaṃ samupāvrajat
Menerima titah Maurvī dengan kepala tertunduk, Haiḍambi—bersama istrinya—berangkat dengan pertanda suci dan mencapai kedaulatan sendiri di rimba Hiḍamba.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Hiḍamba-vana
Type: kshetra
Scene: Haiḍambi bows to Maurvī’s command, then departs with his wife toward the Hiḍamba forest to assume independent rule; the forest appears as a sovereign realm.
FAQs
Reverent obedience to rightful instruction (ājñā) becomes a cause for auspicious establishment and stability in one’s life and duties.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it situates the episode in the Hiḍamba forest-region as sacred narrative geography.
None; the verse focuses on conduct—accepting command with humility and proceeding auspiciously.