Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
तस्मात्त्वयैव भगवन्नुपायः परिचिन्त्यताम् । यथा मे न विहन्येत स्वामित्वं मर्त्यदेहिनाम्
tasmāttvayaiva bhagavannupāyaḥ paricintyatām | yathā me na vihanyeta svāmitvaṃ martyadehinām
അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഭഗവനേ, നിങ്ങൾ തന്നേ ഒരു ഉപായം ആലോചിക്കണമേ; മർത്ത്യദേഹധാരികളിലേക്കുള്ള എന്റെ അധികാരം നശിക്കാതിരിക്കട്ടെ।
Yama (to Brahmā)
Scene: Yama, solemn and troubled, petitions the supreme Lord/Creator in a cosmic court-like space, seeking a stratagem to preserve his authority over mortals.
FAQs
The verse dramatizes the tension between divine mercy through purification and the maintenance of karmic governance.
None; the focus is on cosmic administration rather than sacred geography.
No explicit rite; it asks for an 'upāya' (counter-measure) regarding the effects of Rudra-japa.