Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
त्वमात्मा प्रकृतिश्चाहं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तथापि शंभो कर्तव्यं मम चोद्वहनं महत्
tvamātmā prakṛtiścāhaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | tathāpi śaṃbho kartavyaṃ mama codvahanaṃ mahat
“Engkau ialah Ātman Yang Tertinggi, dan aku ialah Prakṛti; tiada perlu pertimbangan tentang hal ini. Namun begitu, wahai Śambhu, engkau wajib melaksanakan perbuatan agung: menerima dan menjunjungku secara rasmi dalam ikatan perkahwinan.”
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Kedāra-Himālaya Śiva-Śakti kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī declares: ‘You are the Self; I am Prakṛti—no deliberation needed; yet, Śambhu, you must perform the great act of bearing me in marriage.’ The scene blends philosophical proclamation with bridal insistence.
FAQs
Even when ultimate non-duality is known (Śiva as Ātman, Pārvatī as Prakṛti), dharma is honored through sacred social rites like marriage.
The setting belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with the Kedāra (Kedārnāth) sacred region, though this verse focuses on the divine marriage arrangement.
Udvahana—formal wedding/acceptance in marriage—presented as a ‘great act’ to be duly performed.