Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
न ददास्युत्तरं विद्धि मृतामेव प्रजापते । इत्युक्तः स तदोवाच तां पत्नीमतिदुःखिताम्
na dadāsyuttaraṃ viddhi mṛtāmeva prajāpate | ityuktaḥ sa tadovāca tāṃ patnīmatiduḥkhitām
“Ketahuilah bahawa aku tidak akan memberi jawapan—(dia) seolah-olah sudah mati, wahai Prajāpati.” Setelah ditegur demikian, dia pun berkata kepada isterinya yang amat berdukacita itu.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa tradition: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)
Scene: Prajāpati/Kaśyapa, grave and restrained, refuses to answer immediately, implying fatal consequence; Diti stands devastated, her sorrow deepening.
FAQs
Purāṇas portray grief as spiritually perilous; wise counsel is required before granting or refusing boons.
None.
None directly; the following verse introduces tapas as the prescribed means.