Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119
पत्नीं चैव तु जीवंतीं परामभ्यगमन्मुदम् । हन्यादिति न सा वेद शस्त्रपाणौ स्थिते सुते
patnīṃ caiva tu jīvaṃtīṃ parāmabhyagamanmudam | hanyāditi na sā veda śastrapāṇau sthite sute
ഭാര്യ ജീവനോടെ ഉള്ളതുകണ്ട് അവൻ പരമാനന്ദത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി. പുത്രൻ കൈയിൽ ആയുധം പിടിച്ച് നിന്നിട്ടും ‘അവൻ കൊല്ലും’ എന്ന ഉദ്ദേശം അവൾ അറിഞ്ഞില്ല.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Medhātithi embraces or approaches his living wife with joy; the mother looks puzzled, unaware of the son’s prior intent; the son stands with weapon, now harmless, the crisis dissolving.
FAQs
Outer appearances can hide inner turmoil; dharma requires awareness, restraint, and protection of life.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it continues a moral narrative.
None; the emphasis is on conduct (not acting on violent impulse).