Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
मा गा देवि गताद्य त्वं नहि द्रक्ष्यसि मां पुनः । पुनर्देवी बभाषे सा यदि नाम्नाप्यहं सती
mā gā devi gatādya tvaṃ nahi drakṣyasi māṃ punaḥ | punardevī babhāṣe sā yadi nāmnāpyahaṃ satī
"ఓ దేవీ, వెళ్ళవద్దు. ఈ రోజు నువ్వు వెళితే, నన్ను మళ్ళీ చూడలేవు." అప్పుడు దేవి మళ్ళీ ఇలా పలికింది: "నేను పేరుకు మాత్రమే 'సతి'ని అయినా..."
Śiva (first half) and Devī (second half begins)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s urgent, compassionate prohibition—‘mā gā’—contrasts with Devī’s poised reply invoking her identity as Satī ‘even if only by name,’ signaling unwavering fidelity amid looming rupture.
FAQs
Ignoring divine warning leads to irreversible loss; Satī’s self-identity becomes the pivot between resolve and consequence.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Śiva–Devī narrative arc.
None directly; the verse concerns prohibition and the ensuing reply.