Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
सीतापहारमापेदे रामोऽन्यो मुच्यते कथम् । ब्रह्मापि शिरसश्छेदं कामयित्वा सुतामगात्
sītāpahāramāpede rāmo'nyo mucyate katham | brahmāpi śirasaśchedaṃ kāmayitvā sutāmagāt
সীতাহরণের সঙ্গে যুক্ত দুঃখ রামও ভোগ করেছিলেন; তবে অন্য কেউ কীভাবে মুক্ত হবে? ব্রহ্মাও শিরচ্ছেদের কামনায় নিজের কন্যার পশ্চাতে গিয়েছিলেন।
Bāla (continuing reply; citing exempla)
Scene: A didactic tableau: on one side Rāma in austere resolve recalling the ordeal born of Sītā’s abduction; on the other Brahmā turning toward his daughter, checked by the cosmic law—both under the silent witness of Dharma/Śiva as moral governor.
FAQs
No one is exempt from the moral order; even exalted figures may undergo consequences, illustrating the impartiality of karma and dharma.
None; this verse uses well-known narratives to underscore karmic law.
None.