Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
तया त्वया नियुक्तोऽसाविति प्रत्येमि सर्वशः । तद्विमुञ्चाऽधिमत्यर्थमात्मानमनुसंस्मर । प्रसीद मातः संधेहि धीरतां स्वमनीषया
tayā tvayā niyukto'sāviti pratyemi sarvaśaḥ | tadvimuñcā'dhimatyarthamātmānamanusaṃsmara | prasīda mātaḥ saṃdhehi dhīratāṃ svamanīṣayā
我はあまねく確信する。彼はこの目的のため、汝によって任じられたのだ。ゆえに過度の悲嘆を捨て、自らの真の本性を想起せよ。慈しみ給え、母よ—心を整え、自らの分別によって堅忍を結べ。
Devarṣi (divine sage) addressing Rukmiṇī
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rukmiṇī (addressed as mātā)
Scene: A compassionate counselor addresses Rukmiṇī as ‘mother,’ urging her to abandon over-grief, remember her inner nature, and regain steadiness through discernment.
FAQs
Steady the mind through self-remembrance and discernment, trusting divine purpose rather than surrendering to grief.
Dvārakā is the sacred narrative landscape where devotees learn composure and devotion amid divine līlā.
An inner discipline is prescribed: relinquish agitation, practice remembrance (smaraṇa), and cultivate dhīratā (steadfastness).