Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
महाननर्थो भविता पांडवानां ततः स्फुटम् । तस्माद्गृहाण त्वं भस्म सोपि चक्रे तथो वचः
mahānanartho bhavitā pāṃḍavānāṃ tataḥ sphuṭam | tasmādgṛhāṇa tvaṃ bhasma sopi cakre tatho vacaḥ
“ထို့နောက် ပာဏ္ဍဝတို့အပေါ် သေချာစွာ မဟာဘေးအန္တရာယ်တစ်ရပ် ကျရောက်လိမ့်မည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် ဤပြာကို သင်ယူထားလော့။” ထိုသူလည်း ထိုစကားအတိုင်း ပြုလုပ်하였다။
Devāḥ (the gods)
Scene: A divine speaker warns that a clear calamity will strike the Pāṇḍavas; the instruction is given—'take this ash'—and the recipient immediately complies, showing decisive action.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through right stewardship; divine guidance may redirect even sacred power away from harmful outcomes.
No explicit tīrtha is identified in this verse.
No direct rite is stated; the instruction concerns accepting and safeguarding bhasma.