Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
ददाति वा न ददाति कन्यां गिरीन्द्रः स्वां वै कथ्यतां शीघ्रमेव । किं तेन दृष्टां किं कृतं चाद्य शंस तत्सर्वं भो नारद ते नमोऽस्तु
dadāti vā na dadāti kanyāṃ girīndraḥ svāṃ vai kathyatāṃ śīghrameva | kiṃ tena dṛṣṭāṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ cādya śaṃsa tatsarvaṃ bho nārada te namo'stu
Adakah tuan segala gunung (Himalaya) akan menyerahkan puterinya sendiri, atau tidak? Katakanlah segera. Apa yang telah dilihatnya dan apa yang dilakukan pada hari ini—nyatakan semuanya, wahai Nārada; salam sembah kepadamu.
The Devas (led by Indra) addressing Nārada
Tirtha: Himavān (Himalaya) / Kedāra-Himalayan sacred axis
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrotṛ community
Scene: Devas, hands folded, press Nārada for immediate news: will Himavān give his daughter? Nārada stands with vīṇā, calm and radiant, as if holding the thread of destiny; behind, a faint vision of snow-peaks and a maidenly silhouette suggests Pārvatī.
FAQs
Before acting, seek truthful intelligence from a trustworthy messenger; haste without clarity leads to disorder.
The Himalayan sphere central to Kedārakhaṇḍa (the Kedāra region) is the narrative backdrop, with Himālaya personified as Girīndra.
None; it is a query within a divine diplomatic exchange.