Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
तन्मयापि यथा चास्य प्रसादः सुरसत्तम । अपूर्वः करणीयश्च यथा धर्मो न दुष्यति
tanmayāpi yathā cāsya prasādaḥ surasattama | apūrvaḥ karaṇīyaśca yathā dharmo na duṣyati
ഹേ ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, അവന്റെ പ്രസാദം അപൂർവമായിരിക്കാനും ധർമ്മം മലിനമാകാതിരിക്കാനും ഞാനും അതുപോലെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കണം।
Śiva (continuing)
Listener: Brahmā (addressed as surasattama)
Scene: Śiva reflects aloud on how to act so that the king receives extraordinary favor without any blemish to dharma; the divine court appears contemplative, as if weighing cosmic law and compassion.
FAQs
Even divine power is portrayed as operating to preserve dharma—grace is given in a way that keeps righteousness intact.
No named site appears in the verse; it functions as a doctrinal bridge within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None directly; the ‘karaṇīya’ here is strategic action to prevent dharma’s corruption.