Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
प्राणिनां प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य निन्दिते नापि कर्मणा । नरकं यदि पश्यामि वत्स्यामि स्वर्ग एव तत्
prāṇināṃ prītimutpādya nindite nāpi karmaṇā | narakaṃ yadi paśyāmi vatsyāmi svarga eva tat
«En faisant naître la joie chez les êtres vivants, fût-ce par un acte tenu pour blâmable, si je devais voir l’enfer, j’y demeurerais comme au ciel.»
Āpastaṃba (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative figure (the compassionate agent in the story’s frame) speaks with firm serenity: even if hell is seen as a result of a censured act, the joy given to beings makes that place feel like heaven.
FAQs
Compassionate intention—creating joy and relief for beings—can spiritually transfigure even hardship into blessedness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic intention and saintly presence are portrayed as especially potent.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes inner dharma—benefiting living beings—as a purifying principle.