Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
तत्स्वयं पुरुषो भूत्वा युधिष्ठिर वृथामते । प्रकृतिं नौषि नत्वा तां हासो मेऽतीव जायते
tatsvayaṃ puruṣo bhūtvā yudhiṣṭhira vṛthāmate | prakṛtiṃ nauṣi natvā tāṃ hāso me'tīva jāyate
Maka, walaupun engkau sendiri adalah Puruṣa, wahai Yudhiṣṭhira yang bertekad tersasar, engkau tunduk kepada Prakṛti dan mencari perlindungan padanya—hal itu membuat aku tertawa amat sangat.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A stern yet compassionate teacher addresses Yudhiṣṭhira; the teacher’s expression carries controlled laughter at the philosophical mistake; Prakṛti is shown as an alluring but insentient figure, while Puruṣa is a calm luminous presence.
FAQs
It critiques misplaced surrender: consciousness should not submit to deluding nature, but should turn toward the divine and dharma-guided discernment.
No holy site is indicated in this verse.
None; it is a rebuke framed in Puruṣa–Prakṛti language.