Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
तच्च दैवकृतं मत्वा न शुशोच महामतिः । देवो वा मानवो वापि को हि दवाद्विमुच्यते
tacca daivakṛtaṃ matvā na śuśoca mahāmatiḥ | devo vā mānavo vāpi ko hi davādvimucyate
لما علم أن ذلك من صُنع القضاء والقدر (دايفا)، لم يحزن ذو الهمة العظيمة. فسواء أكان المرء إلهاً أم إنساناً—فمن ذا الذي ينجو مما قدّره القدر؟
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: Nandabhadra stands near a lamp and water-pot, eyes calm, palms joined; behind him a faint wheel of fate/time (kāla-cakra) motif; mourners around show grief, while he embodies śānta acceptance.
FAQs
Accepting providence (daiva) with equanimity is praised as a mark of great-minded dharma.
No site is specified in this verse; it teaches a universal dharmic principle.
None; the emphasis is on inner discipline—non-grief and acceptance.