Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
आदेशो दीयतामस्य दुःखं कर्तुं च नार्हसि । अवश्यं यदि भक्तोऽसि तत्र प्रेषय सत्वरम्
ādeśo dīyatāmasya duḥkhaṃ kartuṃ ca nārhasi | avaśyaṃ yadi bhakto'si tatra preṣaya satvaram
उसे आज्ञा दे दीजिए; उसे दुःख देना उचित नहीं। यदि तुम इस कर्तव्य में सचमुच भक्त हो, तो उसे वहाँ शीघ्र भेजो।
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The personified great mountain/authority figure addressed
Scene: Vasiṣṭha instructs the mountain-king to issue orders; Nandivardhana/Arbuda stands ready; the sage’s raised hand signals urgency tempered by compassion.
FAQs
Devotion to dharma includes promptness and compassion—one should act swiftly without inflicting needless suffering.
No tīrtha is named; the instruction serves the broader Arbuda-khaṇḍa sacred mission.
None; it is an ethical injunction to issue orders and dispatch assistance.