Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
कथमेतन्महत्कर्म कारयामि मुधावद । पुनः किंचित्प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा मे निष्कृतिर्भवेत्
kathametanmahatkarma kārayāmi mudhāvada | punaḥ kiṃcitpravakṣyāmi yathā me niṣkṛtirbhavet
Wie könnte ich dich durch leeres Gerede dazu bringen, dieses große Werk zu vollbringen? Ich will noch etwas sagen, damit es für mich ein wahres Heilmittel und eine wirkliche Lösung gebe.
Devaśarman
Listener: muni (addressed)
Scene: A penitent figure speaks earnestly, palms slightly open in explanation, while the sage listens; the atmosphere is that of counsel before prescribing a rite.
FAQs
Dharma requires honest assessment and a real path of remedy, not hollow promises.
No holy site is named in this verse.
It introduces the idea of niṣkṛti (remedy/expiation), which is elaborated in subsequent verses.