Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
देवा ऊचुः । मदनद्वं समर्थोसि अस्माञ्जेतुं सदैव हि । महेशं प्रति गच्छाशु सुरकार्यार्थसिद्धये । पार्वत्या सहितं शंभुं कुरुष्वाद्य महामते
devā ūcuḥ | madanadvaṃ samarthosi asmāñjetuṃ sadaiva hi | maheśaṃ prati gacchāśu surakāryārthasiddhaye | pārvatyā sahitaṃ śaṃbhuṃ kuruṣvādya mahāmate
Para dewa berkata: “Wahai Madana, engkau sentiasa mampu menundukkan bahkan kami. Pergilah segera kepada Maheśa demi terlaksananya tujuan para dewa. Wahai yang berhati agung, pada hari ini tundukkanlah Śambhu—bersama Pārvatī—ke dalam pengaruhmu.”
Devāḥ (the gods)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A council of devas addresses Madana with urgency, pointing him toward Maheśa; the intent is to sway Śambhu along with Pārvatī for the gods’ objective.
FAQs
Even the gods depend on higher divine forces and employ worldly means; the verse sets up the contrast between desire (Kāma) and ascetic sovereignty (Śiva).
Implicitly the Himālaya/Kedāra sacred setting where Śiva and Pārvatī are envisioned in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
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