Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
यज्ञवाटाच्च दक्षस्य त्वरितः स्वाश्रमं ययौ । मुनौ विनिर्गते दक्षः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्
yajñavāṭācca dakṣasya tvaritaḥ svāśramaṃ yayau | munau vinirgate dakṣaḥ prahasannidamabravīt
Từ khu đàn tế của Dakṣa, ngài vội vã trở về đạo tràng của mình. Khi vị hiền triết đã rời đi, Dakṣa mỉm cười và nói những lời này.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajña locus (within Kedāra narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dadhīci exits quickly toward his forest āśrama; inside the yajña pavilion Dakṣa turns with a faint smile, about to address the assembly; flames rise steadily, drums and chants continue, while a subtle shadow of doom gathers.
FAQs
Pride can remain smiling even after rebuke; Purāṇas caution that arrogance in ritual undermines its sanctity.
The episode unfolds within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography, though the verse centers on Dakṣa’s yajña setting.
No prescription—only reference to the yajña-vāṭa (sacrificial arena).