Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
मया दत्तासि सुश्रोणि पापिना मंदबुद्धिना । रुद्रायाविदितार्थाय उद्धताय दुरात्मने
mayā dattāsi suśroṇi pāpinā maṃdabuddhinā | rudrāyāviditārthāya uddhatāya durātmane
“اے خوش اندام! میں—گناہگار اور کند ذہن—نے تمہیں رُدر کے حوالے کیا؛ جو آداب و مصلحت نہیں جانتا، مغرور ہے اور بدباطن ہے۔”
Dakṣa
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Scene: Dakṣa, in a surge of contempt, speaks venomously; Satī’s face shows deep hurt and resolve. The yajña flames flare, foreshadowing impending catastrophe; the unseen presence of Rudra feels near.
FAQs
Slander of the Supreme and contempt toward the divine spouse leads to inner ruin and karmic consequence.
No; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative but does not praise a location.
None; it is a polemical statement within a family-and-yajña conflict.