Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
तसमात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन अनाहूतोऽपि गच्छ भोः । यज्ञवाटं पितुर्मेऽद्य वचनान्मे सदाशिव
tasamātsarvaprayatnena anāhūto'pi gaccha bhoḥ | yajñavāṭaṃ piturme'dya vacanānme sadāśiva
“Kaya nga, sa buong pagsisikap, pumaroon ka—kahit hindi inanyayahan—ngayon sa bakuran ng yajña ng aking ama, O Sadāśiva, ayon sa aking pakiusap.”
Satyā
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajñavāṭa (archetypal)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (ṛṣis/audience, implicit)
Scene: Satī urges Sadāśiva to go to her father’s yajña even without invitation; her stance is firm, eyes intent; Śiva remains composed but grave, foreshadowing refusal.
FAQs
Worldly duty and familial pull can pressure even the wise; the Purāṇas show how discernment must guide participation in public rites.
No specific tīrtha; the setting is Dakṣa’s yajña-venue.
Attendance at a yajña is urged, but no ritual method is prescribed.
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