Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
निर्वेददान्नितरां खेदाद्वैश्यस्तामाह दुःखिताम् । शिवलिंगे तु निर्भिन्ने नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे
nirvedadānnitarāṃ khedādvaiśyastāmāha duḥkhitām | śivaliṃge tu nirbhinne nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe
पश्चात्ताप और उससे भी अधिक शोक से व्याकुल वैश्य ने उस दुःखिनी से कहा—“शिवलिङ्ग के टूट जाने पर अब मुझे जीने की इच्छा नहीं।”
Vaiśya (merchant)
Scene: The merchant speaks to the grieving courtesan beside the shattered liṅga; his gesture is decisive—pointing to the fragments—while her posture is collapsed in sorrow.
FAQs
Remorse (nirveda) after sacrilege can awaken a fierce commitment to dharma, underscoring the inviolability of Śiva’s sacred emblem.
No tīrtha is specified in this excerpt.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse records a vow-like declaration arising from grief.