Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 118
येषामेवंविधाबुद्धिरस्माभिः किं कृतं त्विदम् । अथ वा नो न दोषोऽस्ति पशवो हि वयं यतः
yeṣāmevaṃvidhābuddhirasmābhiḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ tvidam | atha vā no na doṣo'sti paśavo hi vayaṃ yataḥ
ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ഞങ്ങൾ എന്താണ് ‘ചെയ്തത്’ എന്ന് പറയാൻ കഴിയുമോ? അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് ദോഷമില്ല—കാരണം ഞങ്ങൾ ഒടുവിൽ മൃഗങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ (വശപ്പെട്ട) ആകുന്നു.
Devāḥ (the gods), self-critique about deluded intellect
Scene: Devas debate their own culpability: ‘what have we really done?’ then admit they are like beasts driven by instinct; Śiva stands as Paśupati, silent witness to their self-realization.
FAQs
Deluded intellect reduces even the exalted to ‘paśu’ (bound state); liberation begins with recognizing one’s bondage.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is a philosophical reflection on bondage and responsibility.
None explicit; the implied discipline is self-examination (ātma-vicāra) leading to surrender to the Lord.