Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
ब्रह्मोवाच । मया दत्तवरश्चासौ मयैवोच्छिद्यते नहि । स्वयं संवर्ध्य कटुकं छेत्तुं कोऽपि न चार्हति
brahmovāca | mayā dattavaraścāsau mayaivocchidyate nahi | svayaṃ saṃvardhya kaṭukaṃ chettuṃ ko'pi na cārhati
Brahmā dijo: «Ciertamente, yo le concedí esa gracia; pero no es apropiado que yo mismo lo destruya. Habiendo uno alimentado un brote amargo, nadie es digno de cortarlo».
Brahmā
Scene: Brahmā speaks calmly, explaining why he cannot personally destroy Tāraka; his serenity contrasts with the devas’ agitation, emphasizing nīti and cosmic law.
FAQs
Power conferred without discernment can mature into suffering; dharma demands accountability and a balanced, non-arbitrary restoration of order.
Indirectly within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya framework; the episode supports the larger sacred-geography narrative leading to Śiva’s darśana.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse is a doctrinal statement about propriety and cosmic responsibility.
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