Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
महाननर्थो भविता पांडवानां ततः स्फुटम् । तस्माद्गृहाण त्वं भस्म सोपि चक्रे तथो वचः
mahānanartho bhavitā pāṃḍavānāṃ tataḥ sphuṭam | tasmādgṛhāṇa tvaṃ bhasma sopi cakre tatho vacaḥ
“Then, clearly, a great calamity would befall the Pāṇḍavas. Therefore, you should take this ash.” And he, too, acted in accordance with those words.
Devāḥ (the gods)
Scene: A divine speaker warns that a clear calamity will strike the Pāṇḍavas; the instruction is given—'take this ash'—and the recipient immediately complies, showing decisive action.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through right stewardship; divine guidance may redirect even sacred power away from harmful outcomes.
No explicit tīrtha is identified in this verse.
No direct rite is stated; the instruction concerns accepting and safeguarding bhasma.