Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
तच्च दैवकृतं मत्वा न शुशोच महामतिः । देवो वा मानवो वापि को हि दवाद्विमुच्यते
tacca daivakṛtaṃ matvā na śuśoca mahāmatiḥ | devo vā mānavo vāpi ko hi davādvimucyate
Sachant que cela était l’œuvre du destin (daiva), l’homme au grand cœur ne s’affligea point. Car, dieu ou mortel, qui donc peut échapper à ce que la destinée a prescrit ?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: Nandabhadra stands near a lamp and water-pot, eyes calm, palms joined; behind him a faint wheel of fate/time (kāla-cakra) motif; mourners around show grief, while he embodies śānta acceptance.
FAQs
Accepting providence (daiva) with equanimity is praised as a mark of great-minded dharma.
No site is specified in this verse; it teaches a universal dharmic principle.
None; the emphasis is on inner discipline—non-grief and acceptance.