Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
सुहृदय उवाच । जीवितार्थे भवान्कस्मात्पापं प्रकुरुते वद । किं न श्रुतस्त्वया श्लोकः शिबिना यः समीरितः
suhṛdaya uvāca | jīvitārthe bhavānkasmātpāpaṃ prakurute vada | kiṃ na śrutastvayā ślokaḥ śibinā yaḥ samīritaḥ
സുഹൃദയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ജീവൻ നിലനിർത്താൻ മാത്രം നീ എന്തുകൊണ്ട് പാപം ചെയ്യുന്നു, പറയുക. രാജാവ് ശിബി പ്രസ്താവിച്ച ആ ശ്ലോകം നീ കേട്ടിട്ടില്ലേ?
Suhṛdaya
Scene: Suhṛdaya, composed and resolute, confronts Bhīma with a teaching, invoking King Śibi; the gesture is instructive—raised hand, steady gaze—contrasting Bhīma’s agitation.
FAQs
Life should not be preserved at the cost of pāpa; dharma is higher than mere bodily survival.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-discourse by stressing inner righteousness.
None; the instruction is ethical—avoid sin even under pressure, guided by exemplary dharmic sayings.