Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
त्वं साक्षात्परमः पूज्यः कुरु कार्यमिदं हि नः । अथ वा पीडितान्दृष्ट्वा सामान्यानपि पंडिताः । स्वप्राणैरपि त्रायांति परमेतन्महाफलम्
tvaṃ sākṣātparamaḥ pūjyaḥ kuru kāryamidaṃ hi naḥ | atha vā pīḍitāndṛṣṭvā sāmānyānapi paṃḍitāḥ | svaprāṇairapi trāyāṃti parametanmahāphalam
तू साक्षात् परम पूज्य आहेस—आमचे हे कार्य सिद्ध कर. कारण पंडितही सामान्य जनांना पीडित पाहून, स्वतःच्या प्राणांचीही पर्वा न करता त्यांचे रक्षण करतात; याचे फळ परम महान आहे.
Indra
Scene: A supplicant group addresses a revered figure (Manmatha or a powerful being in context) requesting decisive help; in the background, distressed common folk are shown, and the ideal of risking one’s life to protect them is highlighted.
FAQs
Protecting the distressed is a supreme dharmic act; compassion and courageous aid generate great spiritual merit.
No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse teaches dharma through exhortation.
None; it emphasizes ethical duty (rakṣā/aid) rather than ritual.