Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98
वधबंधपरिक्लेशाः पुत्रदारादि पंचता । पापिनामपि दृश्यंते तस्माद्धर्मो गुरुर्मतः
vadhabaṃdhaparikleśāḥ putradārādi paṃcatā | pāpināmapi dṛśyaṃte tasmāddharmo gururmataḥ
ವಧ, ಬಂಧನ, ಪರಿಕ್ಲೇಶಗಳು—ಮತ್ತು ಪುತ್ರ, ದಾರಾ ಮೊದಲಾದವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಪಂಚವಿಧ ವಿಪತ್ತುಗಳು—ಪಾಪಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕಾಣುತ್ತವೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಧರ್ಮವೇ ನಿಜವಾದ ಗುರು ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ ಎಂದು ಮತವಾಗಿದೆ।
Nandabhadra
Scene: A didactic scene: a teacher-like speaker points to examples of worldly punishments and family-related calamities, concluding that dharma is the true guide; listeners appear contemplative and chastened.
FAQs
Since suffering is common to all, dharma—not mere pursuit of pleasure—should be taken as the guiding authority.
None mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly; it offers a doctrinal conclusion: treat dharma as guru.