Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
त्वं च पुत्रकृते तात सन्तोषं परमं गतः । तस्मात्पुत्रेण संयुक्तो यथायं स्यात्तथा कुरु
tvaṃ ca putrakṛte tāta santoṣaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | tasmātputreṇa saṃyukto yathāyaṃ syāttathā kuru
Dan engkau pun, wahai ayah terkasih, telah mencapai kepuasan tertinggi karena putramu. Maka, bersama putramu, bertindaklah sedemikian rupa agar perkara ini berakhir dengan benar.
Son (addressing father)
Type: kshetra
Listener: tāta/pitā (father)
Scene: A calm directive moment: the speaker affirms the father’s supreme contentment and instructs father and son to act together so the affair concludes properly.
FAQs
Gratitude should mature into right action—happiness gained through grace must be used to set things right.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but it does not identify a named tīrtha in this line.
No explicit ritual; it is a directive toward dharmic decision-making and corrective action.
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