Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
विष्णुरुवाच । अजरश्चामरश्चापि स कृतः पद्मयोनिना । तत्कथं जीवमानेन तेन राज्यं भवेत्तव
viṣṇuruvāca | ajaraścāmaraścāpi sa kṛtaḥ padmayoninā | tatkathaṃ jīvamānena tena rājyaṃ bhavettava
વિષ્ણુએ કહ્યું—પદ્મયોનિ બ્રહ્માએ તેને અજર અને અમર બનાવ્યો છે; તે જીવતો હોય ત્યારે તને રાજ્ય કેવી રીતે મળે?
Viṣṇu
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with calm authority, explaining that an opponent is ageless and deathless by Brahmā’s act; the scene emphasizes divine jurisprudence—law-like constraints in the cosmos.
FAQs
Even divine boons have consequences; cosmic order operates through consistent laws that must be addressed wisely, not denied.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse discusses the obstacle created by Brahmā’s boon of agelessness/immortality.
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