Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
सूत उवाच । दाक्षायणी पुरा दत्ता शंकराय महात्मने । वचनाद्ब्रह्मणो विप्रा दक्षेण परमेष्ठिनः
sūta uvāca | dākṣāyaṇī purā dattā śaṃkarāya mahātmane | vacanādbrahmaṇo viprā dakṣeṇa parameṣṭhinaḥ
Sūta berkata: “Wahai para brāhmaṇa, pada zaman dahulu Dākṣāyaṇī telah dikahwinkan dengan Śaṅkara yang berjiwa agung—atas perintah Brahmā—oleh Dakṣa, tuan makhluk yang mulia.”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: Viprāḥ / Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: A solemn marriage-giving scene: Dakṣa, as Prajāpati, offers Dākṣāyaṇī (Satī) to Śaṅkara; Brahmā’s command presides as a cosmic sanction; Śiva appears austere, great-souled, with calm acceptance.
FAQs
Even cosmic lineages and marriages unfold under divine ordinance, setting the stage for dharma lessons about pride and devotion.
The verse is narrative background within Kedārakhaṇḍa; no single tīrtha is directly praised in this line.
No ritual is prescribed; it recounts the origin of the Dakṣa–Śiva conflict narrative.