Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
देव्या गतं वै स्वपितुर्गृहं तदा विमृश्य सर्वं भगवान्महेशः । दाक्षायणी पित्रवमानिता सती न यास्यतीति स्वपुरं पुनर्जगौ
devyā gataṃ vai svapiturgṛhaṃ tadā vimṛśya sarvaṃ bhagavānmaheśaḥ | dākṣāyaṇī pitravamānitā satī na yāsyatīti svapuraṃ punarjagau
देव्या स्वपितुर्गृहं गते तदा भगवान् महेशः सर्वं विमृश्य; पित्रवमानिता दाक्षायणी सती न पुनरायास्यतीति निश्चित्य स्वपुरं पुनर्जगाम।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual) / Kailāsa (mythic abode)
Type: peak
Scene: Śiva, after inward contemplation, turns back toward his own abode, the atmosphere heavy with impending tragedy; Devī’s absence is felt as a void.
FAQs
Disrespect toward the divine (and toward dharma) leads to irreversible consequences; honor is central to sacred order.
No tīrtha is directly glorified; the verse advances the Dakṣa-yajña storyline within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None.