Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
कस्मात्तदेषा चेष्टा ते संदेहं मे हर द्विज । संदेहान्न सुखं शेते बाणविद्धो मृगो यथा
kasmāttadeṣā ceṣṭā te saṃdehaṃ me hara dvija | saṃdehānna sukhaṃ śete bāṇaviddho mṛgo yathā
ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಈ ಚೇಷ್ಟೆ ಏಕೆ? ಹೇ ದ್ವಿಜ, ನನ್ನ ಸಂಶಯವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸು; ಸಂಶಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವವನು ಸುಖವಾಗಿ ನಿದ್ರಿಸಲಾರನು—ಬಾಣದಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಧವಾದ ಜಿಂಕೆಯಂತೆ.
Phālguna (Arjuna)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: A seeker addresses a learned dvija with folded hands; behind him, a symbolic deer with an arrow stands for the mind wounded by doubt; the teacher’s calm gaze promises resolution.
FAQs
Spiritual progress requires clarity; doubt is painful and must be resolved through proper instruction.
No; the verse is a request for explanation rather than a tīrtha-mahātmya.
None; it prescribes inquiry and seeking clarification from a qualified person.