Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
इन्द्राणीमानयस्त्वेति यथा राज्यं सुशोभितम् । ततः प्रहस्य चोवाच कितवः शिववल्लभः
indrāṇīmānayastveti yathā rājyaṃ suśobhitam | tataḥ prahasya covāca kitavaḥ śivavallabhaḥ
నారదుడు అన్నాడు—“ఇంద్రాణిని తీసుకురా, రాజ్యం సుసోభితమగునట్లు.” అప్పుడు శివప్రియుడైన కితవుడు నవ్వుతూ ప్రత్యుత్తరం చెప్పాడు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); embedded speech: Nārada to Kitava
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada, vīṇā in hand, gestures playfully yet sharply toward the throne; Kitava smiles in response, with Indrāṇī’s presence implied off-scene, and the court watching closely.
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Puranic narratives often test values behind power and prestige, even in the heavenly court.
The Kedāra section frames the story as part of Śiva’s greatness and the fruits of devotion.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse advances a dialogue within the moral narrative.
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