Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
रतिरुवाच । नारदोऽसि मया ज्ञातः कुमारस्त्वं न संशयः । स्वस्वरूपादर्शनं च कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत
ratiruvāca | nārado'si mayā jñātaḥ kumārastvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | svasvarūpādarśanaṃ ca kartumarhasi suvrata
رتی نے کہا: “میں نے تمہیں پہچان لیا—تم نارَد ہو، اور بے شک تم ابھی کم سن ہو۔ اے نیک عہد والے، تمہیں یہاں اپنے مانوس انداز میں خود کو ظاہر کرنے سے باز رہنا چاہیے۔”
Rati
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Rati addresses Nārada directly, recognizing him; her gesture is firm—asking him to refrain from appearing/behaving in his usual familiar manner; Nārada’s expression is mildly amused yet respectful.
FAQs
Austerity requires protection from disturbance; dharma includes restraint and propriety in approaching a practitioner.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa narrative context keeps the exchange within Kedāra’s Śaiva tīrtha milieu.
Implied discipline: do not interrupt or distract one engaged in tapas.