Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
मुद्गल उवाच । स्वर्गस्य ये गुणा दूत ये च दोषा प्रकीर्तिताः । तान्मे वद करिष्येऽहं श्रुत्वा वै यत्क्षमं भवेत्
mudgala uvāca | svargasya ye guṇā dūta ye ca doṣā prakīrtitāḥ | tānme vada kariṣye'haṃ śrutvā vai yatkṣamaṃ bhavet
मुद्गल म्हणाले— हे दूत! स्वर्गाचे जे गुण आणि जे दोष सांगितले जातात ते मला सांग. ते ऐकून जे खरेच योग्य असेल ते मी करीन.
Mudgala
Tirtha: Mudgala-āśrama (Māmuhrada vicinity)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Deva-dūta (messenger of Indra)
Scene: Mudgala, serene and incisive, questions the divine messenger: ‘Tell me svarga’s virtues and its faults’; the messenger stands respectfully, the vimāna waiting, while the hermitage remains tranquil.
FAQs
Even promised rewards should be examined with discernment; dharma includes knowing the limitations of svarga and choosing the highest good.
Indirectly the Arbuda sacred narrative frame is maintained; this verse mainly teaches discernment rather than naming a specific tīrtha act.
No; it is an ethical-spiritual inquiry (about guṇa and doṣa) guiding right choice.