Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
तसमात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन अनाहूतोऽपि गच्छ भोः । यज्ञवाटं पितुर्मेऽद्य वचनान्मे सदाशिव
tasamātsarvaprayatnena anāhūto'pi gaccha bhoḥ | yajñavāṭaṃ piturme'dya vacanānme sadāśiva
അതുകൊണ്ട്, സദാശിവാ, എന്റെ വചനപ്രകാരം ഇന്ന് എന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ യജ്ഞവാടത്തിലേക്ക് സർവ്വപ്രയത്നത്തോടെ പോകുക—ആഹ്വാനം ഇല്ലെങ്കിലും.
Satyā
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajñavāṭa (archetypal)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (ṛṣis/audience, implicit)
Scene: Satī urges Sadāśiva to go to her father’s yajña even without invitation; her stance is firm, eyes intent; Śiva remains composed but grave, foreshadowing refusal.
FAQs
Worldly duty and familial pull can pressure even the wise; the Purāṇas show how discernment must guide participation in public rites.
No specific tīrtha; the setting is Dakṣa’s yajña-venue.
Attendance at a yajña is urged, but no ritual method is prescribed.