Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
विष्णुरुवाच । अजरश्चामरश्चापि स कृतः पद्मयोनिना । तत्कथं जीवमानेन तेन राज्यं भवेत्तव
viṣṇuruvāca | ajaraścāmaraścāpi sa kṛtaḥ padmayoninā | tatkathaṃ jīvamānena tena rājyaṃ bhavettava
വിഷ്ണു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—പദ്മയോനി ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അവനെ അജരനും അമരനും ആക്കി; അവൻ ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കെ നിനക്കു രാജ്യം എങ്ങനെ ലഭിക്കും?
Viṣṇu
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with calm authority, explaining that an opponent is ageless and deathless by Brahmā’s act; the scene emphasizes divine jurisprudence—law-like constraints in the cosmos.
FAQs
Even divine boons have consequences; cosmic order operates through consistent laws that must be addressed wisely, not denied.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse discusses the obstacle created by Brahmā’s boon of agelessness/immortality.