Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
श्रीमहादेव उवाच । कर्त्तव्यं जाह्नवि श्रेयः पुरो गत्वा नगात्मजाम् । अत्यर्थं मानिनी ह्येषा साम्ना च वशवर्तिनी
śrīmahādeva uvāca | karttavyaṃ jāhnavi śreyaḥ puro gatvā nagātmajām | atyarthaṃ māninī hyeṣā sāmnā ca vaśavartinī
ஸ்ரீமகாதேவர் கூறினார்—ஓ ஜாஹ்னவி, நீ முதலில் முன்னே சென்று மலைமகள் (பார்வதி) அருகே அணுகுவது நன்று. அவள் மிகுந்த மானமுடையவள்; ஆனால் இனிய சமாதானச் சொற்களால் வசப்படுவாள்.
Śiva (Śrī Mahādeva)
Listener: Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
Scene: Mahādeva instructs Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) to go ahead and gently pacify Pārvatī, emphasizing her self-respect and susceptibility to soft conciliation.
FAQs
Dharma often succeeds through humility and gentle conciliation—especially when approaching the Devī, who embodies honor and dignity.
Within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting associated with sacred Arbuda/Abu-region narratives; this verse itself is more about divine etiquette than a named tīrtha.
No external rite is prescribed; the ‘practice’ taught is sāman—pacifying speech and respectful conduct.