Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
ददाति वा न ददाति कन्यां गिरीन्द्रः स्वां वै कथ्यतां शीघ्रमेव । किं तेन दृष्टां किं कृतं चाद्य शंस तत्सर्वं भो नारद ते नमोऽस्तु
dadāti vā na dadāti kanyāṃ girīndraḥ svāṃ vai kathyatāṃ śīghrameva | kiṃ tena dṛṣṭāṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ cādya śaṃsa tatsarvaṃ bho nārada te namo'stu
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The Devas (led by Indra) addressing Nārada
Tirtha: Himavān (Himalaya) / Kedāra-Himalayan sacred axis
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrotṛ community
Scene: Devas, hands folded, press Nārada for immediate news: will Himavān give his daughter? Nārada stands with vīṇā, calm and radiant, as if holding the thread of destiny; behind, a faint vision of snow-peaks and a maidenly silhouette suggests Pārvatī.
FAQs
Before acting, seek truthful intelligence from a trustworthy messenger; haste without clarity leads to disorder.
The Himalayan sphere central to Kedārakhaṇḍa (the Kedāra region) is the narrative backdrop, with Himālaya personified as Girīndra.
None; it is a query within a divine diplomatic exchange.