Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
गत्वा देवास्तदा सर्वे नापश्यन्स्वं स्वमायुधम् । पप्रच्छुश्च दधीचिं ते सोऽवादीन्नैव वेद्भयहम्
gatvā devāstadā sarve nāpaśyansvaṃ svamāyudham | papracchuśca dadhīciṃ te so'vādīnnaiva vedbhayaham
അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അവിടെ ചെന്നപ്പോൾ തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ ആയുധങ്ങൾ കാണാനായില്ല. അവർ ദധീചിയെ ചോദിച്ചു; അദ്ദേഹം—“എനിക്ക് ഇതറിയില്ല” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; includes Dadhīci’s direct reply
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (narrative setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Himalayan hermitage near Kedāra: devas arrive searching for their missing weapons; Dadhīci sits calm in tapas, answering that he does not know.
FAQs
Possessions and powers are impermanent; dharma requires humility and renewed effort when expected supports disappear.
Dadhīci’s āśrama is the narrative location; the verse does not explicitly enumerate tīrtha benefits.
None.