Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
सखीजनेन संवीता तदा द्यूतपरा सती । शिवेन सह संगत्य च्छलाद्द्यूतमकारयत्
sakhījanena saṃvītā tadā dyūtaparā satī | śivena saha saṃgatya cchalāddyūtamakārayat
Pada waktu itu Satī, dikelilingi para sahabatnya dan menumpukan hati pada permainan, bergabung dengan Śiva dan—dengan helah yang bersifat gurauan—membuat permainan dadu itu berlangsung.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Satī/Pārvatī, encircled by sakhīs, initiates a dice-game with Śiva; the atmosphere is light, courtly, and teasing, set against a Himalayan sacred precinct.
FAQs
Purāṇic līlā sometimes uses ‘chala’ (ruse) as narrative device—pointing to the inscrutable play of the divine rather than endorsing deceit as human conduct.
The Kedāra region frames the account; this verse does not specify a particular tīrtha.
None.