Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 153
ममेति स च जानाति याचते च हरं प्रति । हरोऽपि कार्यव्यसनस्त्यक्त्वा कैलासपर्वतम्
mameti sa ca jānāti yācate ca haraṃ prati | haro'pi kāryavyasanastyaktvā kailāsaparvatam
เขาคิดว่า “นางเป็นของเรา” แล้วทูลขอต่อพระหระ และพระหระเองก็ถูกเร่งรัดด้วยภารกิจจำเป็น จึงละเขาไกรลาสออกไป
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (as tīrtha-sanketa within narrative)
Type: peak
Scene: On snow-clad Kailāsa, Śiva rises from a serene seat, attendants and gaṇas attentive; the daitya petitions possessively; Śiva’s face shows stern compassion as he prepares to depart for urgent work.
FAQs
Possessiveness (‘mine’) is a mark of adharma; the divine acts to protect cosmic and moral order.
The verse remains within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya frame, while referencing Kailāsa as a major sacred locus of Śiva.
None; it is a narrative step toward the restoration of dharma.