Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
मार्कंडेय उवाच । मा साहसमिदं कार्षीर्भद्र वाचं श्रृणुष्व मे । एति जीवंतमानंदो नरं वर्षशतादपि
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca | mā sāhasamidaṃ kārṣīrbhadra vācaṃ śrṛṇuṣva me | eti jīvaṃtamānaṃdo naraṃ varṣaśatādapi
ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಹೇ ಭದ್ರ, ಈ ದುರಾಸಾಹಸವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಬೇಡ; ನನ್ನ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಕೇಳು. ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ನೂರು ವರ್ಷ ಬದುಕಿದರೂ ಆನಂದ ಸಿಗದೆ, ದುಃಖವೇ ಎದುರಾಗಬಹುದು।”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied frame)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya stands between the king and the fire, palm raised in prohibition/assurance; his face is compassionate. The king pauses, shaken, listening as the sage speaks of life’s sorrows even across a hundred years.
FAQs
Rash actions born of grief should be restrained; dharma is upheld by listening to wise guidance.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a moral admonition within the narrative.
None; the verse discourages a reckless act rather than prescribing a rite.