Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
एकैकस्यात्मजाः स्वाः स्वाः सह्यमैनाकमेरवः । कन्यां दास्यंति वा शंभोः किं त्विदानीं प्रवर्तते
ekaikasyātmajāḥ svāḥ svāḥ sahyamainākameravaḥ | kanyāṃ dāsyaṃti vā śaṃbhoḥ kiṃ tvidānīṃ pravartate
“Sahya, Maināka dan Meru—masing-masing mempunyai puteri mereka sendiri. Adakah mereka akan menyerahkan seorang gadis kepada Śambhu (Śiva) sebagai isteri? Maka apakah yang sedang berlaku sekarang?”
Rudracarās (attendants of Rudra), as a collective question
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Attendants discuss: Sahya, Maināka, and Meru each have daughters—will they offer a maiden to Śambhu? The scene shows three majestic mountain-persons with regal bearing, with veiled maiden figures symbolically emerging from their slopes, while attendants whisper in curiosity.
FAQs
Cosmic events are shown as unfolding through divine intention, with even mountains and their lineages participating in dharma.
The broader Kedāra setting is implied; the verse itself highlights sacred mountains rather than a named tīrtha.
None; it is a mythic inquiry about events and possible divine marriage arrangements.