Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
गच्छ वा तिष्ठवा भद्रे कस्मात्त्वं हि समागता । अमंगलो हि भर्ता ते अशिवोसौ सुमध्यमे
gaccha vā tiṣṭhavā bhadre kasmāttvaṃ hi samāgatā | amaṃgalo hi bhartā te aśivosau sumadhyame
‘गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा भद्रे, कस्मात्त्वं समागता? अमङ्गलो हि भर्ता ते; अशिवोऽसौ, सुमध्यमे।’
Dakṣa
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Scene: Dakṣa points dismissively toward Satī, his face hard with contempt, while Satī stands dignified yet wounded; the yajña fire burns between them like a moral boundary.
FAQs
Insulting the divine (Śiva-nindā) is a grave adharma that blinds one to true auspiciousness.
No specific site is praised in this verse; it belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context.
None; it is a narrative moment highlighting disrespect and its karmic implications.
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