Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
रुद्रस्यापि वयं मान्याः कीदृशं ते तपो वद । विषमस्थं यत्र विप्रं म्रियमाणमुपेक्षसि
rudrasyāpi vayaṃ mānyāḥ kīdṛśaṃ te tapo vada | viṣamasthaṃ yatra vipraṃ mriyamāṇamupekṣasi
«សូម្បីតែចំពោះរុទ្រា ពួកយើងក៏សមគួរទទួលការគោរព។ ចូរប្រាប់ខ្ញុំ—តបស្យារបស់អ្នកមានលក្ខណៈដូចម្តេច ដែលអ្នកមើលរំលងព្រាហ្មណ៍ម្នាក់នៅក្នុងទុក្ខលំបាក កំពុងស្លាប់នៅមុខអ្នក?»
Vipra (brāhmaṇa)
Listener: Acalā/that ascetic-goddess figure
Scene: A brāhmaṇa in peril, weakened and near death, rebukes the powerful ascetic/goddess figure: ‘What tapas is this that ignores me?’ Rudra’s presence is implied as cosmic witness.
FAQs
Austerity without compassion is hollow; dharma demands protecting and aiding those in distress.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
Tapas (austerity) is discussed ethically—measured by compassion and duty rather than mere self-mortification.