Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
विजयोवाच । तपसा महता चैव शिवं प्राप्तासि शोभने । मृषशा द्यूतं कृतं तेन शंकरेण तपस्विना
vijayovāca | tapasā mahatā caiva śivaṃ prāptāsi śobhane | mṛṣaśā dyūtaṃ kṛtaṃ tena śaṃkareṇa tapasvinā
విజయ పలికెను—ఓ శోభనే! మహత్తపస్సుతో నీవు శివుని పొందితివి. కాని ఆ తపస్వి శంకరుడు నీతో మోసపు ద్యూతమాడినట్లయ్యెను.
Vijayā
Listener: Frame-audience within Kedārakhaṇḍa (unspecified in excerpt)
Scene: Vijayā speaks emphatically to Pārvatī, gesturing as if warning about a gamble; Pārvatī listens, wounded yet composed, her austerity-marked dignity visible.
FAQs
Even divine play can appear puzzling; the verse frames hardship as arising from a ‘game,’ urging discernment and timely action.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative connected to Kedāra’s sacred milieu.
None; the verse references tapas (austerity) as Pārvatī’s means of attaining Śiva.