Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80
मम संदर्शनं प्राप्य न मृत्युर्जायते क्वचित् । न वृथा दर्शनं चैतत्तस्मात्प्रार्थय सादरम्
mama saṃdarśanaṃ prāpya na mṛtyurjāyate kvacit | na vṛthā darśanaṃ caitattasmātprārthaya sādaram
«Ayant obtenu Mon darśana, la mort ne surgit pour nul être à aucun moment. Cette vision n’est pas vaine ; aussi, demande avec révérence.»
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Śiva speaks a promise: having obtained his darśana, death does not arise; he invites the devotee to ask a boon with reverence.
FAQs
Darśana of the Lord is intrinsically transformative; divine grace turns fear of death into a call for reverent, purposeful prayer.
The verse belongs to a tīrtha-glorification setting, but the specific site is not named in this line.
A general instruction is given: approach the deity with sādara-prārthanā (reverent petition) after darśana.