Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
यथार्थेन च भो विष्णो कथयामि तवाग्रतः । यदा दक्षेण भो विष्णो प्रदत्ता च पुरा सती
yathārthena ca bho viṣṇo kathayāmi tavāgrataḥ | yadā dakṣeṇa bho viṣṇo pradattā ca purā satī
“และโอ้พระวิษณุ เราจักกล่าวความจริงต่อหน้าท่าน: กาลก่อน โอ้พระวิษณุ เมื่อทักษะได้ถวายพระสตี (ให้ในการอภิเษก)…”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Śiva, speaking candidly to Viṣṇu, begins recounting the earlier time when Dakṣa gave Satī—setting a reflective, slightly sorrow-tinged tone.
FAQs
Dharma is understood through truthful remembrance of sacred history; past events guide present right action.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kedārakhaṇḍa frame by recalling the Satī narrative.
Marriage-giving (kanyādāna-like context) is implied, but no explicit ritual instruction is stated.