Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
ब्रुवंत्याश्चापि पार्वत्या मा मेति च मुहुर्मुहुः । न्यस्ते शिरसि तद्गात्रे दैवयोगान्नराधिप
bruvaṃtyāścāpi pārvatyā mā meti ca muhurmuhuḥ | nyaste śirasi tadgātre daivayogānnarādhipa
அரசே! பார்வதி “வேண்டாம், வேண்டாம்” என்று மீண்டும் மீண்டும் சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருந்தபோதும், அந்த உடலில் தலை வைக்கப்பட்டதும், தெய்வவிதியின் செயலால்—
Narrator (addressing a king: narādhipa)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: As Pārvatī repeatedly protests ‘not that, not that,’ the head is nevertheless set upon the body; the moment is charged with inevitability—daiva-yoga at work.
FAQs
Divine providence (daiva) can override hesitation, bringing about what is destined for cosmic balance.
No explicit tīrtha praise appears; the verse is part of the Arbuda Khaṇḍa mythic account.
None.