Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
मुद्गल उवाच । पतनस्य भयं यत्र पुण्यहानिर्न वर्द्धनम् । तेन स्वर्गेण मे दूत नैव कार्यं कथंचन
mudgala uvāca | patanasya bhayaṃ yatra puṇyahānirna varddhanam | tena svargeṇa me dūta naiva kāryaṃ kathaṃcana
ಮುದ್ಗಲನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ದೂತನೇ! ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಪತನದ ಭಯವಿದೆಯೋ, ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಪುಣ್ಯವು ಕ್ಷಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೋ, ಅಂಥ ಸ್ವರ್ಗದಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಯಾವ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲೂ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವಿಲ್ಲ।
Mudgala
Listener: Divine messenger (dūta)
Scene: Mudgala speaks firmly to a divine messenger: upright posture, steady gaze, hand raised in refusal; the messenger appears deferential, celestial aura subdued by the rishi’s calm authority.
FAQs
A wise seeker rejects impermanent rewards and chooses a goal where there is no fear of decline.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Arbuda Khaṇḍa discourse.
None explicitly; it expresses renunciation of Svarga-motivated religiosity.