Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
अहो ईश्वरचर्येयं दुर्विभाव्या शरीरिणाम् । पापात्मानोऽपि नीयंते कारुण्यात्परमं पदम्
aho īśvaracaryeyaṃ durvibhāvyā śarīriṇām | pāpātmāno'pi nīyaṃte kāruṇyātparamaṃ padam
Ah ! La conduite du Seigneur est difficile à sonder pour les êtres incarnés. Par sa compassion, même les pécheurs sont conduits à l’état suprême.
Unspecified narrator/speaker (reflective statement in the dialogue)
Scene: A revelatory turn: above the debating figures, a compassionate Īśvara presence (Śiva or a generalized Lord-form) radiates light; sinners and afflicted are shown being gently led upward, while the speaker marvels at the inscrutable divine play.
FAQs
Divine grace (kāruṇya) can uplift even the fallen; the Lord’s salvific power surpasses human moral accounting.
No specific site is named; the verse is theological, praising the Lord’s merciful governance.
None directly; the implied path is surrender/bhakti that receives the Lord’s compassion.