Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
अस्वतंत्रं च पुत्रत्वं किं तु मां नात्र पीडयेत् । स्त्रियं हत्वा मातरं च को हि जातु सुखी भवेत्
asvataṃtraṃ ca putratvaṃ kiṃ tu māṃ nātra pīḍayet | striyaṃ hatvā mātaraṃ ca ko hi jātu sukhī bhavet
သားသမီးဘဝသည် လွတ်လပ်မှု အပြည့်အဝမရှိသော်လည်း ဤကိစ္စ၌ ငါ့ကို မပူပန်စေပါနှင့်။ အကြောင်းမူကား အမျိုးသမီးတစ်ဦးကို သတ်ဖြတ်ပြီး၊ ထိုသူသည် မိမိ၏မိခင်အရင်း ဖြစ်နေပါက မည်သူသည် စိတ်ချမ်းသာနိုင်မည်နည်း။
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating Cirakārī’s reasoning (deduced)
Scene: A son stands at a threshold, torn between a weapon lowered in reluctance and the image of his mother; his face shows anguish, with a protective gesture toward the mother and a distant authoritative silhouette of the father.
FAQs
Even under authority, conscience and non-violence remain central: grave harm—especially matricide—destroys peace and happiness.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse delivers a universal dharmic principle regarding non-harm and reverence for the mother.
None—this is a moral prohibition and a statement about the karmic/psychological consequence of violence.