Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
प्राणिनां प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य निन्दिते नापि कर्मणा । नरकं यदि पश्यामि वत्स्यामि स्वर्ग एव तत्
prāṇināṃ prītimutpādya nindite nāpi karmaṇā | narakaṃ yadi paśyāmi vatsyāmi svarga eva tat
प्राण्यांना आनंद देऊन—कर्म निंद्य मानले गेले तरी—जर मला नरक दिसला, तरी मी त्यातही स्वर्गासारखेच वसेन.
Āpastaṃba (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative figure (the compassionate agent in the story’s frame) speaks with firm serenity: even if hell is seen as a result of a censured act, the joy given to beings makes that place feel like heaven.
FAQs
Compassionate intention—creating joy and relief for beings—can spiritually transfigure even hardship into blessedness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic intention and saintly presence are portrayed as especially potent.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes inner dharma—benefiting living beings—as a purifying principle.