Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95
आत्मनः सुकृताल्लब्धं स्वयमेव भुनक्त्वसौ । स एव भगवानीशः करिष्यति कृपां मयि
ātmanaḥ sukṛtāllabdhaṃ svayameva bhunaktvasau | sa eva bhagavānīśaḥ kariṣyati kṛpāṃ mayi
“Let him himself enjoy what he has obtained through his own merit. That very Lord, Bhagavān Īśa, will surely show compassion to me as well.”
Dvija-nandana (the Brahmin’s son)
Scene: The prince points gently toward the other’s rightful enjoyment of earned merit, while his gaze lifts toward a Śiva shrine, expressing trust in Īśa’s compassion.
FAQs
Trust in Īśa: renunciation and faith invite grace, while merit rightfully yields its own fruit to its doer.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Īśa (Śiva) as the compassionate Lord.
No explicit ritual; the implied practice is steady devotion and reliance on Śiva’s grace.