Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
आत्मनश्च पराभूतिं तस्माद्विप्रात्सहेत वै । य इच्छेद्वसतिं स्वर्गे शाश्वतीं द्विजसत्तम
ātmanaśca parābhūtiṃ tasmādviprātsaheta vai | ya icchedvasatiṃ svarge śāśvatīṃ dvijasattama
म्हणून, हे द्विजसत्तम! ज्याला स्वर्गात शाश्वत वास हवा आहे, त्याने विप्राकडून झालेली स्वतःचीही अपमानजनक पराभूती सहन करावी।
Duḥśīla
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee/king absorbs humiliation with bowed head before a brāhmaṇa; above, a serene celestial realm is hinted, symbolizing the reward of forbearance.
FAQs
Kṣamā (forbearance) and humility—especially in relation to spiritual authority—are presented as merit-bearing virtues leading to svarga.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse offers a general dharma principle within the tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it recommends an ethical discipline (endurance) rather than a formal ritual.