Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
सूर्यवर्चाः स चायं हि निहतो भैमिपुत्रकः । प्राक्छापं ब्रह्मणः स्मृत्वा हतोनेन महात्मना । तस्माद्दोषो न कृष्णेऽस्मिन्द्रष्टव्यः सर्वभू मिपैः
sūryavarcāḥ sa cāyaṃ hi nihato bhaimiputrakaḥ | prākchāpaṃ brahmaṇaḥ smṛtvā hatonena mahātmanā | tasmāddoṣo na kṛṣṇe'smindraṣṭavyaḥ sarvabhū mipaiḥ
Dia yang bercahaya laksana matahari—putra Bhīma—sungguh telah terbunuh. Mengingat kutuk Brahmā pada masa lampau, ia ditewaskan oleh Kṛṣṇa yang berhati luhur ini. Karena itu, wahai para raja di bumi, janganlah melihat kesalahan pada Kṛṣṇa ini.
Narrator (addressing/including kings as audience within the story)
Scene: A solemn courtly scene: the slain radiant warrior (Bhīma’s son) lies fallen; Kṛṣṇa stands composed, while sages or kings are instructed not to impute fault, with a faint symbolic scroll/inscription of Brahmā’s curse hovering as ‘memory’.
FAQs
It frames events through dharma and destiny: actions tied to a prior curse are presented as divinely ordained, not moral fault.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on dharmic interpretation of a death within a divine narrative.
None; it is a doctrinal clarification aimed at rulers (kings).