Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
त्वयोक्तोहं हितार्थाय यैर्वाक्यैश्चालितोऽस्म्यहम् । तव वाक्यं मम प्रीत्यै हितमप्यहितं भवेत्
tvayoktohaṃ hitārthāya yairvākyaiścālito'smyaham | tava vākyaṃ mama prītyai hitamapyahitaṃ bhavet
तू माझ्या हितासाठीच मला सांगितलेस आणि तुझ्या वचनांनी मी कृतीस प्रवृत्त झालो. तरीही मला प्रसन्न करण्यासाठी तुझे उपदेश—हितकारक असले तरी—अहितकारक ठरू शकतात.
Daitya (the one addressed by Bhārgava; likely Daityendra in this episode)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya acknowledges the guru’s welfare-intent but warns that advice given to please can turn harmful—an intense, introspective exchange between power and wisdom.
FAQs
Even well-intentioned advice must be tested by dharma; pleasing someone is not the same as truly benefiting them.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting frames the teaching, but no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; the focus is ethical discernment regarding guidance and action.